A Year to Remember 1955

Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1955 -, Johnnie Ray arrives at Sydney Airport - HMAS Australia towed away for scrap - Frank Sinatra and daughter Nancy arrive in Australia - Shark attacks around Sydney - Katherine Hepburn and Robert Helpmann in Australia - Maitland hit by floods - Jack Davey and Bob Hope play golf - Australia wins Davis Cup - Darby Munro retires to become a trainer … 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

300978

Language

English

Subject categories

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia

History → Australia - History

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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