Bushfire: our summer fate

Australia, 1977

Film
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Shows how a bushfire in the Blue Mountains on 6 December 1977 caused the death of one person, 70 homes to be destroyed and the evacuation of thousands all in a space of five hours and similarly how the bushfire of summer 1967 in Hobart killed 62 people and destroyed upto 1000 homes and 130 major buildings. Includes a report by scientist David Ellyards on how, where and why bushfires start in Australia followed up by how to prevent death and destruction due to bushfires.

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Credits

production company

Natural Disasters Organisation (Australia)

Duration

00:26:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311241

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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