Newsreels of Australia during World War II including diggers marching to the war, Prime Minister Curtin addressing the nation, the War Fund Parades, panic buying, the Japanese bombing of Darwin, the Land Army women and the civilian war effort. The final segments look at the Peace celebrations of 1945.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
306354
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Women in war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia
Feature films → Feature films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)