[Postmaster General's Department: dead letter office]

Australia, 1965

Film
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A short documentary about the lives of letters sent to the “dead letter office”. Sends a message out to the people of Victoria to put their name and address on the back of posted envelopes.

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Credits

production company

Australia Post

Duration

00:03:22:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314684

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Australia. Postmaster-General's Dept.

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Letter mail handling

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Australia

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Postal service - Australia - History

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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