Narrated by Graham Kennedy and presented by Geoffrey Blainey, this 30 minute presentation looks at the effect the 1929 stock market crash had on Australians as Australia was plunged into economic depression in the 1930’s. The burden was not shared equally amongst all Australians either, with the unemployed and self employed hit hardest. Those who lived throughout the era reflect on the poverty as well as a sense of comraderie and community developed through adversity. Geoffrey Blainey questions what could have been done to overcome the unemployment then, as well as the lessons that can be applied to unemployment today.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
310612
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold mines and mining - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Unemployment - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Phar Lap (Race horse)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Depressions - 1929
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic depressions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment - Australia
History → Australia - History - 1929-1939
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)