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Women of the Iron Ore Frontier

Lilias Fraser
1989 Australia 55 minutes English

The film is about women living in one of the most hostile and isolated areas of Australia, women who have left everything to accompany their husbands to remote iron mines in a hot desert region. It tells how the women face with remarkable strength the isolation, boredom and racism in these outback mining towns.

Production :
Fraser Film & Video
Distribution :
Australian Film Commission
Editing :
James Bradley
Sound :
Bronwyn Murphy
Photography :
Jane Castle

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