Your local council

Reviews the work of local councils in Australia in providing essential services and amenities in the community. Outlines the services provided by local government. Includes interesting scenes of city and country life and times of the early 1950’s in Eastern Australia.

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Credits

director

Bern Gandy

producer

John Martin-Jones

production company

Australian National Film Board

Duration

00:21:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1956

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012276

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Local government - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public administration

History → Australia - History - 1945-1965

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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Australia, 1956

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