A Year to Remember 1947

Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1947 - Strike by Sydney waterside workers - Students demonstrate against Dutch policy in Indonesia - Factories introduce incentives to attract female staff - Dutch liner arrives in Sydney carrying Jewish migrants - Expedition seen in Antarctica - Jack Davey’s story about two monkeys at Taronga Park Zoo - Plague of Grasshoppers Moree, NSW - George Formby and wife arrive - Billy Cook wins Jockey’s Premiership … and much more. Rated: G

Credits

producer

Frank Killian

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300970

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Davey, Jack

Animals & Wildlife → Grasshoppers

Animals & Wildlife → Horse sports

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Moree (N.S.W.)

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia

Documentary

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

History → Australia - History

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Horse sports

People → Davey, Jack

Places → Moree (N.S.W.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1965

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