A Year to Remember 1953

Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1953 - Deaths of Stalin and Queen Mary - Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 11 - US Vice President Nixon visits Australia - Testing of the Jindivik at Woomera - Mt Everest conquered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tensing - Anzac Day in Korea - Exchange of POW’s - Express train crash in New Zealand - Davis Cup wins by Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall - Ben Hogan wins British Open … and much more. Rated: G

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Credits

producer

Frank Killian

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300976

Language

English

Subject categories

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

History → Australia - History

History → Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

People → Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

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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