Episode number 2 of Series “Transport in Australia”.
The importance of roads in Australia as a chief means of communication and a basis of the entire transport system. Shows their early haphazard growth from bullock wagon tracks, and the highly specialised work involved in organising major roadworks, and traffic today.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
This work has been digitised and can be viewed in the display above.
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009207
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication and traffic
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Road construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Roads - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Freight
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)