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The Olympic flame and the peace fire

Australia, 2000
film

The year 2000 saw water in the normally dry Lake Eyre. Life flourished there. But nearby, uranium mining was poisoning the land, and sucking millions of litre..

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Olympic torch relay: living the dream

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Fire of the Land

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Fire of the land (A) [Widescreen]

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Australia's inland sea

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Sydney celebration: the opening ceremony 2000

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Lies spies and Olympics

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Olympic games 1956

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Uluru

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Walking through a minefield

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Waterholes : our turn

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The Forerunner

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[Remix: 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games]

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Olympics: the eternal torch

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Topography and Fire

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