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[The Story of tobacco in Australia]

Australia, 1961
film

A complete coverage of the tobacco industry in Australia.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

First Australian anti-tobacco advertisements, made by Cancer Council Victoria (then Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria)

Australia, 1971
Similarity: 77%

Tobacco supply of the world

United Kingdom, 1949
Similarity: 77%

Tobacco growing

United Kingdom, 1949
Similarity: 74%

Tobacco wars

United Kingdom, 1992
Similarity: 74%

The Golden leaf

Australia, 1955
Similarity: 73%

Warren Mitchell in Anti-Cancer Council Victoria advertisement The Pleasures of Smoking

Australia, 1971
Similarity: 73%

My lady nicotine

India, 1950
Similarity: 73%

Australian diary. No. 044

Australia, 1951
Similarity: 72%

Anti-Cancer Council ad: Warren Mitchell

Australia, 1971
Similarity: 72%

Australian diary. No. 053

Australia, 1952
Similarity: 72%

World No Tobacco Day

Australia, 2021
Similarity: 72%

Cigarettes and matches

Australia, 1979
Similarity: 71%

Anti-Cancer Council ad: Patio scene

Australia, 1971
Similarity: 71%

Australian diary. No. 018

Australia, 1948
Similarity: 71%

The Tobacco problem: what do you think?

United States, 1972
Similarity: 71%

Anti-Cancer Council ad: Tar bottle

Australia, 1971
Similarity: 71%

Anti-tobacco advertising

Similarity: 70%

The War of words Down Under (TEFC)

Unknown
Similarity: 70%
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