Early Melbourne: from village to town

Australia, 1987

Film
A still image from Early Melbourne: from village to town

Dr Bernard Barrett, State Historian, discusses the early development of Melbourne, covering such topics as the naming of Melbourne, who decided where the streets would be located and what they would be called.

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Credits

director

Jeff Spencer

producer

Lily Steiner

production company

Seven Network Limited (Australia)

TV Ed Productions

Duration

00:22:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1987

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

509138

Language

English

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

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