We did it!: Victoria

Australia, 1983

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Episode of Series “On the job (A)”.
Shows Aboriginal people in Victoria talking about how they got their jobs, what they like about them and giving tips for other job seekers. Includes an apprentice chef, an apprentice painter and decorator, an apprentice gardener and a library assistant.
Suitable fvor middle and upper secondary levels.

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Credits

director

Keith Gow

producer

Elisabeth Knight

production company

Film Australia

National Aboriginal Employment Development Committee

Duration

00:12:17:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1983

Appears in

On the job

Group of items

On the job

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016499

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Employment

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Victoria

Documentary

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Assimilation (Sociology)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Unemployment

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

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)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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