Film Year: 1947

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Australia And Your Future – No.1 Men Wanted

A government informational film aimed at attracting discharged British servicemen to Australia as workers after World War Two.

Film Topics:

Immigration

Film Tags:

AustraliaAustralia - NSW - SydneyAustralian Women’s ArmyBritish NavyCar ManufacturingDepartment of Labour & IndustryEntertainmentFood ProcessingHousingHousing CommissionImmigrantsLiving conditionsNew South Wales Housing CommissionPublic HousingRehabilitation Training SchemeSteel productionSydneySydney FerriesUnionsWagesWomenWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relationsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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The New Ipswich

A government film showcasing the industrial city of Ipswich in Queensland during the post war period of the late 1940s.

Film Topics:

ManufacturingMetal & Iron WorkersMining - CoalRailways

Film Tags:

AgricultureAustraliaBrisbane - QueenslandCoal miningEducationEntertainmentFamilyHousingImmigrantsIpswichIpswich coal fieldsIpswich Railway WorkshopsLesiure timeLiving conditionsMetal & Iron WorkersMining communitiesPaid HolidaysPensionsQueenslandQueensland RailwaysRetailSkills trainingSportsSteel productionUnited KingdomWagesWomenWool MillsWorkers compensationWorking classWorking conditionsWorkplace relationsWorld War Two

Film Type:

Documentary - ShortInstructional/Informational Film
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Victoria Converts Brown Coal To Power And Light – Australian Diary 14

A newsreel about the Yallourn brown coal mine and power house in Victoria in the 1940s.

Film Topics:

Energy and Electricity

Film Tags:

AustraliaCoal miningElectricalEnergyMechanisationMelbourneOpen cut miningVictoriaWorking classWorking conditionsWorld War TwoYallourn Coal Mine - VictoriaYallourn Power House

Film Type:

Newsreel
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