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Victoria - Port of Portland

Portland provides deep anchorage between Adelaide and Melbourne for ships and the town is steeped with history.
Series : Australian Diary | Episode : 109 | Year : 1959 | Total Duration : 5 Minutes |
Director : Jack S Allan |
Historical background & modern development of Portland. Pan bay. Street scenes. Individual buildings include, first permanent residence in Victoria, high school,hospital, gardener's cottage. Loading goods to boat. New port being built using large earthmovers. Explosion in quarry. Building railway line, men digging by hand. Models to test wave movement.
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Access No. 43435 | 4 mins 28 secs | 1950s | Portland Bay, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
National Film and Sound Archive - Australia