Stresses that Australia’s vast distances make an efficient system of communication most essential. Shows how the Post Office is maintaining our present communications system at a high level of efficiency and also how the heavy post-war demand for new telephones and exchanges is being met.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002807
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telecommunication - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telecommunication systems - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Telephone - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communication - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)