The pearlers / producer, Stanley Hawes ; director, Lee Robinson.
The pearlers / producer, Stanley Hawes ; director, Lee Robinson.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Australia : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 1949.
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 online resource (10 minutes)
Playing Time
00:10:45
Content type
two-dimensional moving image
Media type
video
computer
Carrier type
other
online resource
Publication information
Publisher
Australia : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 1949.
Date Published
1949.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Beautifully filmed in black and white, this classic short film looks at pearling in the late 1940s. It goes on board the boats that work off the coast of Broome, Western Australia, from March to December each year. Crewed mainly by Aboriginal, Malay and Chinese men, they work six days a week from sun up to sun downâ€"replenished occasionally by su...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The pearlers / producer, Stanley Hawes ; director, Lee Robinson.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Title from resource description page (viewed August 03, 2015).
Language note
In English.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
74VKVexDXr4Z
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVexDXr4Z
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024257814302626
