Two years prior to the making of this documentary film, the Gordon family migrated from Great Britain to Australia. In the film titled “If we don’t go, we’ll never know, will we?” (Title Code 503633), the ABC’s “Chequerboard” series looked at the family before they migrated and at their arrival and settline-in period in Australia. In this film, we now take a look at the family after nearly two years in the country. Do theyknow now? Has their dream of Australia been realised? In fact, did they make the right decision? The film tries to find the answers. Reported by Richard Oxenburgh.
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ACMI Identifier
503634
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Great Britain - Emigration and immigration
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social policy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnology - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)