Wonders Downunder | ACMI collection | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

A look at Australia’s Bicentennial celebrations. John Brown speaks of the festivities, and how they’re going to be co-ordinated

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

Unknown

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323907

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Festivals - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions

Short films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)

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