Deals with the careers available to young men and women in the field of fire, accident and marine insurance. From correspondence sorting and office work, men can advance to executive positions, insurance inspectors, surveyors, and assessors. Women have the opportunity of careers as typists, punch card accounting machine operators and secretaries. Includes interesting shots of Melbourne and office procedures and equipment of the period (pre 1970s feminism).
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014556
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Career development
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Career education
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Insurance
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Vocational guidance
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Career development
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Career education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Insurance
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Vocational guidance
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)