Giant Crane Aids Coal Mining (1967)

Mowra, Queensland, Australia. Australian commentary, transcript on file. Various shots of a giant crane that removes topsoil in sixty ton bucket fulls to reveal coal seam in an open cast mining scheme. The coal is eventually a good export to Japan for use in steel making. (Comb. F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.