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Fred's Films. Away to Cooma 1965

Australia, 1965
film

Faithfully captured here by Fred Daley, steam train enthusiast and 8mm home movie maker, is a family road trip from Melbourne to the New South Wales town of C..

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ACMI would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways of greater Melbourne, the people of the Kulin Nation, and recognise that ACMI is located on the lands of the Wurundjeri people. We recognise the connection of First Peoples to their Country and that Treaty marks a renewed relationship grounded in truth-telling, self‑determination and respect. We also acknowledge First Nations people as the original storytellers of this land and celebrate their significant contribution to the contemporary moving image.