If we don't go, we'll never know, will we?

Australia, 1965

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Episode of Series “Chequerboard”.
The Gordons, with their four children, are migrating from England to australia. This film interviews the Gordons in England and hears of their hopes and dreams. It then spends the first six months in Australia with the family to find out the reality. Reporters: Richard Oxenburgh, Robert Higson.

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Credits

co-producer

Constance Bernstein

Russell Toose

director

Russell Toose

production company

ABC-TV (Australia)

Duration

00:52:57:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

Appears in

Chequerboard

Group of items

Chequerboard

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

503633

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series - Australia

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Great Britain

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Emigration and immigration

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cultural relativism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Social sciences - Study and teaching

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Great Britain

Television

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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