This video outlines the migrations which have made us what we are - starting with the arrival of First Nations peoples. The landing on the 26th January, 1788, of the officers, marines and convicts of the First Fleet, started successive waves of mostly European migration whose cultures enriched our nation.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300328
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan