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Town Comes To Life After Long Strike 1965
Description
Mount Isa, Australia
VS. Around small Australian town of Mount Isa. VS. Around the tin mines of Mount Isa as the giant quarries and factories start to produce again after on off the longest strike in Australia's history. (Comb.F.G.)
Data
- Cataloguer:
- James
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 87750
- Sort Number:
- UN 4014 H
- Time in/Out:
- 01:19:11:00 / 01:20:19:00
- Canister:
- UN 4014 H
- Film ID:
- 3108.10
- Issue Date:
- 1965
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