A visitor in dark trousers reaches toward a companion as the party walks into the plant, Moonie oil field, Queensland, circa 1967.
1967 · Moonie, Queensland, Australia
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The three visitors fall into step among the pipework at the Moonie oil field, circa 1967 — Moonie, Queensland, 1967
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- 1967
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- Moonie, Queensland, Australia
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- Still 2 · 0.87s into the source clip
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Three men in 1960s short-sleeved shirts fall into step among white pipes and blue valves at the Moonie oil field, Queensland, circa 1967.
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Walking abreast toward the valves: 1960s warm-weather business dress on an oil field visit in Queensland, circa 1967.
1967 · Moonie, Queensland, Australia
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The party nears the plant's pipes and pressure vessels as the shot ends, Moonie oil field, circa 1967.
1967 · Moonie, Queensland, Australia
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Moonie Queensland-1967: Three Men in Shirtsleeves Walking Among White Oil Field Pipework
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
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Period detail
Short-sleeved white shirts, shorts with knee-length white socks and dark tailored trousers point to 1960s Australian warm-weather business dress, and the freshly painted plant fits a young oil field.
Film character
Saturated blue sky, bright whites and fine grain with slight softness give the projected small-gauge film a sunlit period texture, with steady handheld framing.
Historical context
Moonie, discovered in 1961 by the Union Oil, Kern County and Australian Oil and Gas joint venture, was Australia's first commercial oil field and was producing from 1964.
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Copyright in the film is separate from the likeness of the three unidentified men, one briefly in profile, and the oil installation is private industrial property; assess each before commercial use.
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