The following items are featured in this interesting cinemagazine: Alf White builds miniatures and inserts them into light bulbs; A portable transceiver is tested in field trials for use by the Australian Army; a centenarian ex-contortionist of 103 years demonstrates how he can still twist his body; map making is an intricate detailed job and the process used to convert aerial photographs into printed maps is shown.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503298
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cartography
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Map drawing
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Army. Communication systems
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)