This is a general recruiting film for the Royal Australina Navy. A young seaman waiting to join his ship is regaled by an old sailor with a discussion on ‘how things used to be when I was young’ intercut with action shots of navy manouvres and training exercises.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
005587
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Recruiting and enlistment
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Armed forces - procurement
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Navy
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sailors
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Seamanship
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Seamen
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Armed forces - training
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)