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Life In Australia: Melbourne
Title:
Life In Australia: Melbourne
NFSA ID
55538
Year
1966
This film was made by The Commonwealth Film Unit in 1966 and Directed by Douglas White. It gives a picture of life in the Victorian capital of Melbourne in the mid 1960s. The Life In Australia series portrays Australian cities and rural centres as happy, lively places where good homes, abundant jobs, schools, hospitals and amenities provide the foundation for a relaxed lifestyle where sport, shopping, religion and even art combine to create a homogenous and prosperous society.
The footage of the Australian Rules match is an excerpt from Life In Australia: Melbourne. Watch Life in Australia: Melbourne in full in 4K.
Company
The Commonwealth Film Unit
Director
Douglas White
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