Island Shunters

Name: Island Shunters
Director: Tim Woolmer
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1977-01-01
Cast: Huey Thorpe, Brendon Crothers, Frank Mackie, Ron Gillespie, Benny Levett

1977 · 14 min · Documentary

Short documentary on the shunters in the Darling Island, Sydney, Australia railyard. Filmed in 1977.

Directed by Tim Woolmer

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Huey Thorpe Himself
Brendon Crothers Himself
Frank Mackie Himself
Ron Gillespie Himself
Benny Levett Himself

Make it a double feature

1h 44m together

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