Brave banners

Traces the origin and use of flags and heraldry in such diverse situations as Nelson’s historic signal and the unfurling of the Stars and Stripes on the moon. Concludes with the history and development of the Australian flag.

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Credits

production company

Austral Pacific Productions

Duration

00:10:17:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014199

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Flags

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → Australia - History

History → Flags

History → History

History → United States - History

History → World history

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight to the moon

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1974

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