Goldtown (1949)

Much of the romance associated with the development of the gold industry is to be found at Kalgoorlie on the golden mile, that rich strip of Western Australian territory. This film illustrates life in the town and the work of the miners: the school of mining, the vast store of mining tradition, the old-time prospectors who still search the surrounding countryside for new and fabulous strikes. It takes the viewer underground, deep into the galleries where the gold holding rock is blasted out, and shows the intricate business of separating the valuable metal from the rock that is undertaken on the surface.

Released July 19, 1949 11 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.gold-mining, imdb.abandoned-house, imdb.statue, imdb.mining, imdb.ephemeral-film, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Australian National Film Board

Country: United States
Production Countries: Australia, United States
Languages: English