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Making A Start In Australia

A government informational film aimed at European migrants to Australia in the 1970s.

Film Topics:

Immigration

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyChildcareConstructionEducationEntertainmentFamilyHousingHousing CommissionImmigrantsLiving conditionsMedicalMulticulturalismNew South WalesPort Of WhyallaPublic HousingRetailShip BuildingSkills trainingSportsSteel productionSydneyTelecommunications ManufacturingTextiles and ClothingThe Good Neighbour CouncilThe Good Neighbour MovementWomenWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Railways At Work

A government film showcasing Australian railways and its workers in the 1960s.

Film Topics:

Railways

Film Tags:

AgricultureAlice Springs - Northern TerritoryAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyCoal miningCommonwealth RailwaysFamilyForestryHealth & safetyKalgoorlie - Western AustraliaLeigh Creek Mine - South AustraliaLiving conditionsManufacturingMedicalMelbourneMetal & Iron WorkersMorwell Coal Mine - VictoriaOpen cut miningPort Augusta - South AustraliaPublic HealthQueenslandRailway constructionRailwaysRailways - Australia - HistorySheep stationsSouth AustraliaSydneyTimber IndustryTrans-Australian RailwayVictoriaWestern AustraliaWomenWorking classWorking conditionsYallourn Coal Mine - Victoria

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The Change At Groote

A short documentary about the impact of a manganese mine on indigenous workers and community on Groote Eylandt island.

Film Topics:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderMining

Film Tags:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderAustraliaChristianityEducationEnvironmentGroote Eylandt islandGulf of CarpentariaIndigenousKeith GowLiving conditionsManganese miningMiningMUA Film UnitNorthern TerritoryReligionSkills trainingUnionsWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - Short
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The Helping Hand: The Story Of The Good Neighbour Movement

A government informational film promoting the work of the Good Neighbour Movement in welcoming migrants to Australia in the 1960s.

Film Topics:

Immigration

Film Tags:

AdelaideAgricultureAustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyBarossa Valley - South AustraliaCane CuttersCar ManufacturingCitizenshipConstructionCooma - NSWEducationEntertainmentFamilyFishingHospitalityHousingImmigrantsIronworkers UnionLiving conditionsMateshipMelbourneMorven S BrownMulticulturalismNaturalisationNew South WalesPort Kembla steel workersPublic HousingSnowy Mountains Hydro-Electric SchemeSportsSteel productionSugar caneSugar Cane IndustrySydneyThe Good Neighbour CouncilThe Good Neighbour MovementUlladulla - NSWUnionsWaverley Council - NSWWestern AustraliaWollongongWomenWorking classWorking conditions

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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