The history of Australian tennis

Shows footage of players and matches, origins of the game, Davis and Federation Cups of the pre and post war era in Australian tennis.

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Credits

production company

Seven Network Limited (Australia)

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1990

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305185

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Australia - History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Tennis

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Tennis - Tournaments

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1990

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