From a series of six episodes that presents a comprehensive history of the role of migration in the development of Australia. Part 1 “Setting out” looks at the general history of migration to Australia over the past 200 years. Part 2 “Of dreams and reasons” looks at the reasons why people left their homelands and came to Australia.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302429
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Sound/audio
Captioned
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)