Illustrates the selection of a block of land suitable for building a home. Shows the specialised work of different tradesmen employed in building a house and points out how the different building processes are co-ordinated.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325443
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → House buying
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → House buying
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)