Silver City

Silver City

1936
21m
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Overview

Directed and filmed by Frank Hurley for Cinesound, this short industrial documentary captures the realities of 1930s mining in Broken Hill. This film opens with dramatised historical re-enactments of Captain Charles Sturt’s 1844 expedition and Charles Rasp’s 1883 silver lode discovery. Utilising extensive cable networks and specialised camera filters to overcome extreme dark and heat, Hurley takes his camera 2,000 ft below the surface. The footage captures miners drilling rock, pit ponies hauling ore cars, and an explosive rock blasting arrangement. Above ground, it documents men operating heavy machinery to extract zinc, lead, and silver deposits, and the refining of the raw minerals.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cinesound Productions
Production Countries
Australia

Keywords

mining broken hill industrial mining

Quick Facts

Release Date June 1, 1936
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1827520

Cast

Frank Hurley
Frank Hurley

Self - Narrator (voice)

Mr. A. Johnson
Mr. A. Johnson

Captain Charles Sturt

Unnamed Station Hand
Unnamed Station Hand

Charles Rasp

Key Crew

Frank Hurley
Director
Frank Hurley
Producer
Frank Hurley
Writer