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Beliefs, values and customs

Australia, 1987

Film
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Episode number 8 of Series “Film Australia’s Australia”.
In order to cover some of the great diversity of Australian life over the years, 12 one-hour titles have been produced. “Beliefs, Values and Customs” is Part One of the two-part Cultural Environment and examines Aboriginal culture, the religions of Australia, the British heritage, a multicultural society , the influences of the mass media and advertising the Aussie image, sport, language and communication.

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Credits

director

Greg Reading

producer

Jan Punch

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:58:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1987

Appears in

Film Australia's Australia

Group of items

Film Australia's Australia

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017409

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → National characteristics, Australian

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Multiculturalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → National characteristics, Australian

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Pluralism (Social sciences)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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