The Golden land: 1840s-1900

Australia, 1985

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Episode of Series “Destination Australia: the migrant experience since 1788”.
This film examines the period of Australian history, 1840-1900, that included the Gold-rush years and the farming boom.

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Credits

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:11:30:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Appears in

Destination Australia: the migrant experience since 1788

Group of items

Destination Australia: the migrant experience since 1788

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016710

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm life - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Farm management - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold mines and mining - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

History → Australia - History

History → Australia - History - 19th century

History → Gold - Australia - History

History → History

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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