Provides glimpses of the change taking place in the desert and sparsely settled cattle country of Australia’s north-west. The Ord River Irrigation scheme, new crops, new methods of cattle breeding, the iron ore mining boom, new towns, new people - all these contribute to the expansion of this little known corner of Australia.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503444
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Cattle - Breeding
Animals & Wildlife → Cattle breeders
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use - Remote areas
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Cities and towns - Growth
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)