Looks at the life of a young English migrant living in an inner city area of Melbourne. Shows him at school, at home, at work in his part-time job selling newspapers and at the Newsboys’ Club. Presents a glimpse of Melbourne in the mid-60’s when city people appear to be pressured by time, living on top of each other while Australia has so much wide open space to offer. In families, everyone helps, but time unfortunately waits for no-one.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
502763
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → City and town life
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Emigration and immigration
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City and town life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)