An episode from the series: “The Terrific adventures of the terrible ten”. One of the boy’s of Ten Town falls ill and is taken to Ten town hospital. The boy hero of the story discovers dead fish in the dam and figures out that the aerial spraying from a crop duster is poisoning life in the area. He runs to tell the adults - there is no one in the police station - and the council water engineer won’t listen, so the hero goes and shuts down the town water supply to prevent poisoning. Cinematographer/Director of Photography: Bruce McNaughton
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ACMI Identifier
311512
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television programs - Australia
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television serials - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Pesticides
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Spraying and dusting in agriculture
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pesticides
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pesticides - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Juvenile films
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drinking water - Health aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Water - Juvenile films
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia
Television → Television serials → Television serials - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)