Drought grips Riverina

Australia, 1944

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Episode of Series “Cinesound Review”.
An edition of the weekly Cinesound newsreel (Ep. 679) consisting of one “full-reel” item: “Drought grips Riverina”, alerting the public to the severity of the drought, and criticising the destructive abuse of the land by farmers who overstock. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.

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Credits

production company

Cinesound

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1944

Appears in

Cinesound Review

Group of items

Cinesound Review

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

505524

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Description and travel

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Droughts

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land degradation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Vegetation and climate

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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