Ray Barrett delivers a potted history of Australia at war, via the exhibits in the Australian War Museum. The film begins in the 1890s and continues through to the Vietnam war mentioning aspects of the Boer War, World War I including Gallipoli, World War II, and the wars in Korea, North Borneo and Malaysia.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
508066
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Borneo
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Korean War, 1950-1953
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → South African war, 1899-1902
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)