Green and gold greats

Australia, 1986

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This program brings together a fifty year span of Australian sporting splendour including performances of Don Bradman, Dawn Fraser, Heather McKay, Walter Lindrum, Majorie Jackson, Betty Cuthbert, Herb Helliot, Peter Thomson, Les Darcy, Vic Patrick, Merwyn Wood, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall and Phar Lap.

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Credits

director

Ian Hirst

production company

CBS-Fox

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

508922

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Phar Lap (Race horse)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Australian football

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Billiards

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Bradman, Donald, Sir, 1908-

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cricket - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Cuthbert, Betty

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Darcy, Les, 1895-1917

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Fraser, Dawn, 1937-

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Golf - Tournaments

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hoad, Lew, 1934-

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Lindrum, Walter

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → McKay, Heather, 1941-

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympics

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Rosewall, Ken

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Rugby football

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Running

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Sports - Australia - History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Squash

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Swimming

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Tennis - Tournaments

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Thomson, Peter

People → Bradman, Donald, Sir, 1908-

People → Cuthbert, Betty

People → Darcy, Les, 1895-1917

People → Fraser, Dawn, 1937-

People → Hoad, Lew, 1934-

People → Lindrum, Walter

People → McKay, Heather, 1941-

People → Rosewall, Ken

People → Thomson, Peter

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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