World War One: the Australian home front

This program suitable for secondary school students in years 10-12 or aged 15-18 shows some of the photographic evidence of Australia during World War I. Using contemporary film footage, photographs and re-enactments of battles made after the war, the video traces events during the war years and the Australian reaction to them.

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Credits

producer

Cathy Miller

production company

Classroom Video

Duration

00:28:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304789

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918

History → Australia - History - 1914-1918

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, 1988

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