Glimpses of Australia. [No. 02?]

Australia, 1930

Film
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Cinemagazine items include: 1. A lesson in geography - shows the size of Australia in relation to Scandinavia and Europe. 2. Warburton District - located on the Great Dividing Range, Victoria, shows scenery and inhabitants. 3. The Princes Highway - from Lakes Entrance to Narooma inlet. Shows Lakes Entrance locals and holiday-makers; an Australian First Nations person fishing with a spear; Narooma’s beautiful inlet; oyster fishing and eating. 4. Animal bandits - animals dance to the sound of birds; they form a band but their tunes are unbearable until they attend Professor Heron’s school of music.

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Credits

production company

Commonwealth Government of Australia

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1930

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

315456

Language

No spoken word

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

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Collected

2 times

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