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[Tony Agapitos: Arrival of the Greek Ship "Patris" at Victoria Dock 1]

Australia, 1961

Film
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This film shows the arrival of the Greek ship ‘Patris’ to Victoria Dock in 1961 and her passengers coming to Australia to start a new life.

This film is part of a collection of 16mm films made by Tony Agapitos. The collection offers a glimpse at Greek migrant life in Victoria from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

ACMI Cafe Window Screens

Credits

creator

Tony Agapitos

Duration

00:05:06:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1961

Appears in

Group of items

Tony Agapitos Home Movie Collection

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2005000

Subject categories

Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Greece - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Emigration and immigration

History → Greece - Emigration and immigration

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Master

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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