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Living way out

Australia, 1976
film

Depicts life in Shay Gap, a remote mining town in Western Australia. Residents and a social planner speak of the problems of isolation - stress, boredom and l..

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Edge of the outback

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Walkabout

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No such a place

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The Drover

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Sunday Too Far Away [DVD]

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Ten times empty

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Australia, 1990
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