Gold diggers' ballad: the watercolours of S.T.Gill (1818-80)

The famous watercolours by S. T. Gill reflect the optimism and feeling or spirit of the goldrushes. The gold diggers’ expressive faces and activities show the tremendous fever and hunger after gold in the 1850’s in Victoria. The paintings are presented with a background of Australian ballads with guitar accompaniment.

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Credits

producer

Patrick Ryan

production company

Eltham Films

director

Tim Burstall

Duration

00:06:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013953

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold mines and mining

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

History → Australia - History

Music & Performing Arts → Folk music - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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Australia, 1962

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