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Works explorer

The Happy toilers

Australia, 1960
film

An amateur record of the efforts by children attending a crafts centre in a migrant hostel to build their own swimming pool. Made at Bradfield Park Housing Se..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

All in a day

Australia, 1961
Similarity: 76%

[Brookes Family Home Movies: Reel 10]

Australia, 1964-1966
Similarity: 71%

[Brookes Family Home Movies: Reel 7]

Australia, 1961-1962
Similarity: 71%

Children waiting

United Kingdom, 1977
Similarity: 71%

Skilled craftsmen: five Australians

Australia, 1978
Similarity: 71%

[Malvern swimming club]

Australia, 1961
Similarity: 70%

Holiday with a purpose

Australia, 1967
Similarity: 70%

We too can learn

Australia, 1963
Similarity: 70%

A Special freedom (TEFC)

Australia, 1981
Similarity: 70%

School's out

Australia, 1954
Similarity: 70%

The Cubbies

Australia, 1979
Similarity: 70%

Swimming in the backyard

Australia, 2001
Similarity: 69%

Mini movie makers

United States, 1972
Similarity: 69%

Hope for the handicapped

Australia, 1963
Similarity: 69%

[Brookes Family Home Movies: Reel 1]

Australia, c. 1950s-1960s
Similarity: 69%

[Caulfield Technical College Annual Review, 1966]

Australia, 1966
Similarity: 69%

Spastic children's sports meeting

Australia, 1960
Similarity: 69%

Crafts in Australia

Australia, 1977
Similarity: 69%
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