Australian Electric Hydro

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2168A

Date Released

24 Dec 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Inshore Rescue Boats
2. 2Car Cradle
3. 350 Years of Postcards
4. 4Pumping Out Dykes
5. 5Australian Electric Hydro
6. 6Present Inventions

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australian Electric Hydro. DESCRIPTION: The final stages of a three and a half million pound Australian Hydro-Electric project which will light up large tracts of New Guinea. SHOTLIST: GV pan hydro electric plant under construction. LV dirt being tipped into lorry. GV pan dam embankment. GV welders etc. working on actual dam. SV man welding. GV sluice gates. GV water coming through gates. GV electric power plant. GV (interior) ditto control room. SV computer. SV water flowing. GV pan dam & river.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture; Engineering

Locations

New Guinea

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

96648

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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