| GHOST TOWN A look at the eerie ghost towns in Australia abandoned when the oil ran out. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7046 | |
| Catalog #: | 510135 | |
| Clip Number: | 510135-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 258 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:44 - 01:16:06 | |
| Location: | Australia | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BUILDINGS: Abandoned LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: New South Wales PSEUDOSCIENCE: Ghosts | |
| Description: | GHOST TOWN A look at the eerie ghost towns in Australia abandoned when the oil ran out. Australia L/S pan down mountainside in New South Wales, various shots of buildings and oil works abandoned 20 years ago when the oil ran out. Various shots of abandoned shunting engines. L/S of the town. M/S of sign saying 'Joadja. Private - trespassers will be prosecuted.' Various shots of bones on the ground and fallen arches on bridges, the town was deserted 60 years ago. Various shots of derelict buildings, trees grow up the chimneys. Various shots of the wind howling through the shacks and making doors bang and windows rattle, various shots of a cat, a snake and owls. The shacks rattle and birds cry. | |
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