The Australian eye III | Film Australia | 1979 | ACMI collection

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Epiphany

Australia, 1980

'Lake St Clair' by William Charles Piguenit, 1887

Australia, 1979

Man feeding his dogs: oil by Russell Drysdale

Australia, 1980

'Mount William from Mount Dryden'...by Eugene Guerard, 1857

The Mother

Australia, 1980

'The Spirit of the plains' by Sidney Long, 1897

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Collection

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Credits

production company

Film Australia

Duration

01:08:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01299

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

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