This film was made during the Centenary Royal Show in 1972, to commemorate 100 years of traditional partnership between the Department of Agriculture and the Royal Agriculture Society in the Royal Show. Using locations sound and music only, the film aims to give an impression of the contrasting facets of the Melbourne Show, and how it sets out to attract a wide range of people, mainly from urban areas.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013484
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agricultural shows
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Victoria
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Royal Melbourne Show
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)