Saving our maritime heritage

By restoring artefacts, found in old shipwrecks, we gain further insights into our cultural past. A group of responsible divers have established a society to preserve wrecks and prevent looting.

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Credits

production company

Australia Media World Production Co

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017226

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Diving, Submarine

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1986

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