Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1954 - Royal tour of Australia- Queen attends surf carnival at Bondi - Australia wide diphtheria campaign - Hopalong Cassidy visits Australia - Lew Hoad called up for national service - Russians try to abduct Mrs Petrov - British Open won by Peter Thompson - Vancouver Empire Games Marjorie Jackson and Lorraine Crapp win gold medals - Bannister beats Landy in the mile … and much more. Rated: G
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300977
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)