Westhaven Centre for the mentally handicapped at Dubbo, N.S.W., provides care and training for moderately and severely retarded children and adults, partly self-supporting as a farm and sheltered workshop.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003986
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Institutional care - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sheltered workshops
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Sheltered workshops
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)