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Hold the land

Australia, 1949
film

In the past, soil erosion has been a contributing factor in the decline of former civilizations. With this in mind, the film stresses the seriousness of the s..

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No other wealth

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Farming for the future

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We are of the soil

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Caring for our country

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Erosion

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Conservation of natural resources

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Heartlands with Dean Graetz : water

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Soil

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Land of Cyprus

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Future looks rosy

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Turn the soil

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Mallee - land of challenge

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Vanishing Africa

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Your friend the soil: keep it - or lose it

United States, 1954
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Man and the soil

Australia, 1979
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Muddy waters

United States, 1937
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