Beyond the edge: professionals at play

Australia, 1984

TV show
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Episode of Series “Big Fish Down Under”.
An adventurous journey to the Coral Sea and to a remote, detached reef, called Holmes, beyond the edge of the Great Barrier Reef. It is a fishing and diving trip which includes exploring water 1,000 fathoms deep and investigating the decaying wreck of a Japanese longliner. Written and presented by Malcolm Florence.

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Credits

director

John Hetherington

producer

Alan Metcalfe

Duration

00:54:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1984

Appears in

Big Fish Down Under

Group of items

Big Fish Down Under

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016720

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Diving, Submarine

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Fishing - Australia

Places → Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)

Television

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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