Urban patterns

Australia, 1970

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Episode of Series “Australian Geography”
A study of the pattern of settlement in Australia, showing how the primacy of the major cities developed and how the economy continues to reinforce their dominance. For schools.

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Credits

director

Arch Nicholson

producer

David Bairstow

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:15:22:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1970

Appears in

Australian Geography

Group of items

Australian Geography

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011398

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Human geography

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Human settlements

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Cities and towns - Growth

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urbanization - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic development

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human geography

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human settlements

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Study and teaching

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

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Australia - History

Places → Cities and towns - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

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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