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Lease of life

Australia, 1958
film

Presents the Victorian Cancer Institute’s 4MeV linear accelerator. An important weapon against cancer, it is used for deep X-ray therapy. Traces a case ..

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A matter of survival: toxic solvents

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Sixteen to twenty-six

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Easy does it

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Telling the World

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Operation and care of the RCA 400 16mm sound projector

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Progress in Wool

Australia, 1958
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Before production begins

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You are not alone

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By design

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[Remix: Women in science and technology]

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Steady as she goes

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Compilation Ultimate skills

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[Gadsden Family Home Movie Collection: Reel 168]

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1976
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