Looks at the many fine parks around inner Melbourne and also shows that large areas of unspoiled landscape have been set aside to provide the city of Melbourne with an extensive Metropolitan Parks system. (Includes a brief appearance of the then Premier of Victoria, Mr Rupert Hamer.)
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322804
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Urban beautification
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Description and travel
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Parks
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban beautification
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban beautification
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)