Miss Australia 1959

Australia, 1959

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A segment from the 1959 Miss Australia Quest held in Brisbane’s Festival Hall during Queensland’s centenary celebrations. Miss Jean Stanbury of Western Australia is announced as the winner. Miss Australia 1958 is present as one of the judges.

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Credits

production company

Hickory

Duration

00:06:23:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1959

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313066

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Beauty contests

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Beauty contests

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Beauty contests

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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