Australian diary. No. 088

Australia, 1956

Film
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A team of women golfers from Britain show their skill on Sydney’s Kensington Links; Trade Unions celebrate the centenary of the movement for shorter working hours - 8 hours work, 8 hours recreation, 8 hours rest; the Valley of Burragorang is deemed to die in the interests of progress - a vast inland sea providing water for Sydney will take possession of the land.

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director

Jack S. Allan

production company

Australian National Film Board

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1956

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