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Illustrious Energy
kiwijw  
Posted : Monday, 19 March 2012 7:15:08 PM(UTC)
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Hi Guys, Here ia a snippit of this movie. Enjoy
http://www.nzonscreen.co.../illustrious-energy-1987

JW :)

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Posted : Monday, 19 March 2012 7:31:43 PM(UTC)
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It is a great film and looking at your excerpt has made me think that i Must get my copy transcribed to a DVD as I have the VHS but no player and now I want to see it all again for the third time!
I am pretty certain that my lawyer, a Chinese chap who was also mayor of Dunedin played an important role in this film.

I also think that the film was also a great tribute to the Chinese miners who came to New Zealand and took a valuable place in our history and settled here to become part of the culture that is New Zealand. Many of the Chinese mining became extremely respected members of the community and these included Sew Hoy and Sam Chew Lain.

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Posted : Tuesday, 20 March 2012 8:52:40 AM(UTC)
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I did read that a DVD version was being produced this year. It is a shame that it is not widely available as it is one of the best of NZ films and works at every level. For anyone passing through Wellington there is a display on Chinese Miners at Te Papa Museum with a number of artifacts and a facsimile map of gold mining areas, partly written in Chinese. Close by in the same museum is a collection of reasonable sized nuggets.
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