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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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
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 films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)