A review of sports - tennis, golf, cricket, swimming, athletics. In all these fields Australia has produced a consistent line of champions - Adrian Quist, Kel Nagle, Sir Donald Bradman, Dawn Frazer, John Landy. Sport is an integral part of school education where natural talent combine with sound teaching to produce future champions. Australian Rules Football is the most popular spectator sport.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322858
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Athletics
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Australian football
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Golf
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Recreation - Australia
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Australia - History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Philosophy
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Swimming
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)