| DIGGERS STRIKE OIL Oil has been found in Western Australia. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5754 |
| Catalog #: | 531 | |
| Clip Number: | 531-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 53/97 | |
| Timecode: | 01:44:05 - 01:45:33 | |
| Location: | Exmouth, Western Australia. | |
| Year Shot: | 1953 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Oil LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Western Australia | |
| Description: | OIL IN AUSTRALIA. Oil is discovered in Western Australia. Exmouth, Western Australia. GV aerial view, Western Australian desert. GV Derrick oil workings. Angle shot, Derrick. AS crane. SV bit dowered in bore with spitting ceremony. CU newspaper placards: Oil Strike. CU Newspaper placard "Oil Find." SV hand in controlled flow of oil, pan up to man's face. CU oily hand. LV towards, W.G. Oakley, managing director of oil company, wearing Stetson hat and walking along street. CU managing director raising hat. SV crew at work. CU oily man. SV crew at work. SV new section of pipe being fitted to bit. SV pan, storage tanks. LV man digging. LV crew looking on as drill rotates. SCU drill rotating. CU oil soaked ground. CU man smiling. CU another person smiling. GV Derrick. | |
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