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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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315456
Language
No spoken word
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan