Transport planning: blueprint for the future

Australia, 1971

Explains planned developments in the Melbourne transport system to meet anticipated needs of traffic in the metropolitan area up to 1985.

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Credits

production company

Crawford Productions

Duration

00:23:37:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323025

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning - Australia

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Victoria

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Australia

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban transportation

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Transportation - Social aspects

History → Victoria - History

Places → Melbourne (Vic.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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