Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1956 - Lord and Lady Mountbatten visit Sydney - Avalanche near Mt Kosciusko - UN Secretary Dag Hammerskjold visits Canberra Hungarian refugees arrive in Australia - Suez crisis - Salk polio vaccine Lew Hoad defeats Ken Rosewall at Wimbledon - Melbourne Olympic Games opened by Duke of Edinburgh - Australia wins record number of Olympic gold medals … and much more. Rated: G
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300979
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)