Producing Agency: National Film Board of Canada
Production Date: 1944
Format: 16 mm, b&w, sound, 00:09:00
Series: Canadian Work and Wealth
Synopsis – a look at all aspects of coal mining, from the formation of coal (illustrated with animated graphs) to its application in various industries. Several scenes of coal mining in an undersea mine near Sydney are included.
French version is D'ou vient le charbon?. The footage held at the Public Archives of Nova Scotia appears to be out-takes rather than a complete production.
Repository: Nova Scotia Archives; National Archives of Canada; National Film Board of Canada
Subjects:
Coal for Canada
Coal Mining
Sydney
National Film Board of Canada
Genre:
Documentaries and factual works
Nova Scotia Archives — https://archives.novascotia.ca/easterneye/filmography/?ID=551
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