A unique time capsule of our country’s past as captured by the Movietone news crews from the early thirties though to the mid fifties. The headlines, our sporting achivements, the tragedies, and our nation’s often off-beat sense of humour.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
509426
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture journalism - Australia
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)