The city of Adelaide, South Australia, as seen through the eyes of European migrants. Becoming accustomed to Australia was the main problem of migrants in this film. The language barrier, strange customs and the long hours of work required to become established are discussed.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011509
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Migrant labor
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Adelaide (S. Aust.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Language and culture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South Australia - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Migrant labor
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and culture
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)