The Thompsons: migrating to the city

Australia, 1979

Film
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Episode of Series “Our multicultural society”.
A biographical account of a family who have moved from a small country town to Sydney for the benefit of their children. Discusses some of the problems and differences they encounter. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.

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Credits

director

Meg Stewart

producer

Jan Sharp

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1979

Appears in

Group of items

Our multicultural society

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010868

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural-urban migration - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → City and town life

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urbanization - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City and town life

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural-urban migration - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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