Thanks girls and goodbye

A documentary about a group of women who worked on farms during the World War II in Australia - “the land girls”. Officially established by the Australian Government in 1942, the Australian Women’s Land Army was set up to help fill the shortage of manpower on farms. Their story is symbolic of a far greater number of women who participated in the vital war activity of food production.

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Credits

co-producers/directors

Sue Maslin

Sue Hardistry

production company

Newground Productions

Duration

00:51:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300249

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Australian

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1985

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