Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1948 - Cathode ray tube - Race for supremacy in rocketing and guided missiles - Olympic Games in London - Don Bradman announces his retirement - Work resumes on the Cahill Expressway - Whale tries to stop sharks attacking her cub - Lord and Lady Olivier visit Taronga Park Zoo - Chico Marx visits Australian military hospital … and much more. Rated: G
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300971
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cathode ray tubes
Animals & Wildlife → Taronga Zoo (Sydney, N.S.W.))
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Guided missiles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Express highways
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Rockets (Aeronautics)
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Bradman, Donald, Sir, 1908-
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cathode ray tubes
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Guided missiles
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)