A craftsman’s models of the ships and seacraft used in the South-west Pacific area provides a record of the war at sea; novel races at a North Queensland school sports; hop picking in Tasmania; the commencement of the Snowy River Hydro-electric Scheme.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503258
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Pacific Area
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Queensland
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tasmania
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ship models
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)