FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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Steel - Backbone of Heavy Industry

A look at steel production in Newcastle and its uses.
Series : Australian Diary | Episode : 10 | Year : 1947 | Total Duration : 3 Minutes |
Director : Jack S Allan |
Run by Broken Hill Pty. (BHP) Good exterior Newcastle Steel Works, coal being unloaded, dock, men working, man wipes brow with cloth. Pouring molten metal, steam train moving metal, furnace. Slabs of steel, pipes etc. Good shots of workers leaving . Steel uses in shipbuilding, mechanical equipment, cars, bridges, steam trains (quick shots).
Access No. 43183 | 4 mins 26 secs | 1940s | Newcastle, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |