By plane, train, buggy, bike, camel and car, school reaches the children of the Australian outback. Correspondence schooling is available for outback children from primary to high school standard, and for many Australians, the school lessons the mailman brings are the only ones they ever receive. Directed by Stanley Hawes, this documentary was produced in a remarkably short time and was sent to Paris as Australia’s contribution to the 1946 UNESCO conference. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for the best documentary short of 1947. Photographed by William Trerise, music by John Antill.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009466
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Australia - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Outback Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Australia - Rural conditions
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education of children
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education, Rural - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Education of children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)