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Setting Out

Presents a condensed general history of migration to Australia over 200 years and examines the controversial White Australia policy.
Series : Migrant Experience, The | Episode : 1 | Year : 1983 | Total Duration : 58 Minutes | Producer : Malcolm Smith (Series Producer)
Director : Ben Lewin |
Photograph, migrant family waving from ship, opening titles
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Access No. 125378 | 27 secs | 1950s | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
CU interview with Peter ( ?) speaking of leaving his country by boat (Vietnamese boat people)
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Access No. 125383 | 12 secs | 1980s | © NFSA | Colour |
Various drawings and prints related to early migrants at dock & on ships with voice over of 10 year-old character who boarded ship at St Catherine's Dock.
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Access No. 125384 | 1 min 2 secs | Unknown | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
CU painting of tall ships in full sail at sea. Opening titles.
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Access No. 125385 | 12 secs | Unknown | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Track of tram moving towards camera on tracks along wet road with voice over of Vietnamese migrant Nga To.
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Access No. 125386 | 10 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS interview with Vietnamese migrant Nga To.
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Access No. 125387 | 4 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS Vietnamese migrant Nga To driving tram with voice over of her describing memories of leaving her home.
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Access No. 125388 | 11 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU interview with Vietnamese migrant Nga To.
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Access No. 125389 | 17 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of CU wave crashing and churning sea and Vietnam refugees crammed into small boat. CU distressed women holding each other and plastic sheet being held over passengers.
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Access No. 125390 | 17 secs | 1970s | © UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) | Colour |
CUs photograph of refugees in small boat on water
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Access No. 125391 | 6 secs | 1970s | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with Nyugen smiling and talking about feeling of freedom on leaving his country.
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Access No. 125392 | 14 secs | 1980s | © NFSA | Colour |
MS pan of onlookers to television character Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell) addressing camera with racist tirade. Freeze frame on last image of Garnett.
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Access No. 125393 | 14 secs | 1980s | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
CU Map. Pan over ancient sepia illustrated map of Africa.
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Access No. 125394 | 10 secs | Unknown | Africa | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
WS rain clouds gathered over green plain. CU fire burning in the open. Zoom to flames and embers.
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Access No. 125395 | 14 secs | 1980s | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of seated man holding globe of the world and turning it erratically.
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Access No. 125396 | 5 secs | 1910s | © NFSA | B&W |
Prehistorian Dr Rhys Jones talking to camera about the ancient world and drawing maps in sand with a stick to help explain how the continents were once joined up.
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Access No. 125397 | 31 secs | 1980s | © NFSA | Colour |
Good WS three silhouetted people paddling a long canoe with island in background and sun reflecting off the water.
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Access No. 125398 | 7 secs | 1980s | © NFSA | Colour |
MS prehistorian Dr Rhys Jones talking to camera about ancient Asian migration.
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Access No. 125399 | 17 secs | 1980s | © NFSA | Colour |
Aerial over canoe dwarfed on vast sea.
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Access No. 125400 | 6 secs | 1980s | © NFSA | Colour |
Relief Map of Australia
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Access No. 125401 | 4 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage of Aboriginal man with body paint sitting cross-legged lighting a fire using sticks & dry grass then blowing on grass to ignite flames (from Birth of White Australia).
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Access No. 125402 | 12 secs | 1920s, 1920s, | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
CUs various engravings and paintings including engravings of Magellan standing in boat, sepia of Cook landing met by Aborigines on shore, interior of Westminster, watercolour of convicts at docks, engraving of men working on boat, WS ships in dock, judges, pan down and across ancient map from England to Australia.
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Access No. 125403 | 40 secs | Unknown | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage of Cook re-enactment of landing in Sydney Harbour (from early Birth of White Australia)
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Access No. 125404 | 5 secs | Unknown | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Zoom out from art work of Aboriginal warriors in body paint holding spears & shields.
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Access No. 125405 | 12 secs | Unknown | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with Eric Wilmott, Principal, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies talking about early Aboriginal views of the British.
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Access No. 125406 | 5 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Early portrait of Aboriginal man Benelong, and pan across colonial painting with view of early Sydney with Aboriginal family hiding in foreground.
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Access No. 125407 | 20 secs | Unknown | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with Eric Wilmott, Principal, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies talking about early Aboriginal views of the British.
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Access No. 125408 | 6 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W art work of convict chain gang. Ancient colour map of the world. CUs painting of George Washington. Hand coloured engraving of storming the Bastille. Coloured art work of Opera in Vienna. Painting of cricket match.
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Access No. 125411 | 41 secs | Unknown | Australia, USA, Paris, France, Vienna, Austria, England | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
GS fire burning in fireplace and re-enactment from convict era. CU man pulling bread from his pocket at dinner table, priest standing and saying grace at Governor Phillip's candlelit table with others around table bowing heads and clasping hands. CU Phillip.
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Access No. 125412 | 46 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU colour art work of convict prisoners chained together. B&W engraving of ships in the harbour. Painting of early Sydney Harbour. Portrait painting of John MacArthur and zoom in to eyes.
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Access No. 125413 | 21 secs | Unknown | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS interview with Patsy Adam-Smith in woolshed with shearers in background speaking about her ancestry.
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Access No. 125415 | 28 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Pan across painting of Napoleonic War.
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Access No. 125420 | 9 secs | Unknown | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Various drawings, engravings etc of the early wool industry showing loading of wool bales, shearing, sheep dipping. Zoom out from painting of woman reading letter and B&W engraving of police and poor settlers.
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Access No. 125421 | 25 secs | Unknown | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
B&W image of women lying in poor house.
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Access No. 125423 | 2 secs | Unknown | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
B&W archival footage from ÒFor the Term of his Natural LifeÓ showing police escorting huge line of convicts.
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Access No. 125424 | 5 secs | 1920s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive of Australia | B&W |
B&W footage from film ÒEureka StockadeÓ of man panning for gold then looking up towards camera and shouting ÒGold!!Ó
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Access No. 125425 | 2 secs | 1940s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
B&W footage from film ÒEureka StockadeÓ of showing high angle shot of line of people and horses climbing winding road.
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Access No. 125426 | 2 secs | 1940s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
B&W and watercolour paintings of Tent city, Melbourne and Gold rush.
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Access No. 125427 | 4 secs | Unknown | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Archival B&W footage of goldfields with horses pulling covered wagons and children leading lambs on leashes in tent city from film ÒBirth of White AustraliaÓ.
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Access No. 125428 | 6 secs | Unknown | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Interview with Frank Cusack as he walks through land which in 1862 was the richest goldfield and speaks about gold mining history of that time. GS of mine opening.
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Access No. 125429 | 32 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from sign above door of Gold Mines Hotel. WS large white hotel building.
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Access No. 125430 | 5 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS painting of Squatters Arms Hotel and Early Sydney street scene with horses & carts, and exterior of Royal Arcade.
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Access No. 125431 | 14 secs | Unknown | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Interview with Frank Cusack holding Chinese Scrub plant found around diggings.
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Access No. 125432 | 20 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with Dennis O'Hoy at diggings talking about how Chinese miners were treated.
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Access No. 125433 | 11 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU engraving of Chinese man with tobacco pipe in his hand depicted with evil face.
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Access No. 125434 | 5 secs | Unknown | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival Footage from ÒBirth of White AustraliaÓ showing woman being chased by Chinese men and being rescued by a white man who arrives by horse and wrestles on the ground with Chinese men. MS Chinese man being thrown into water and MS couple being reunited.
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Access No. 125435 | 30 secs | 1920s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Photograph of pig-tailed Chinese man with eyes closed.
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Access No. 125436 | 4 secs | 1920s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Footage from ÒBirth of White AustraliaÓ showing white man with pigtail cut off from Chinese man's head. On leaving, a Chinese man steps out with a knife in his hand. White man gives the pigtail to his girlfriend and they kiss. VS European miners holding an anti-Chinese rally on the goldfields. GS hanging a Chinese miner to rope on tree.
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Access No. 125437 | 44 secs | 1920s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
CUs watercolour depicting 1861 Chinese riots on the goldfields at Lambing Flat.
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Access No. 125438 | 7 secs | Unknown | Lambing Flat, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
MS gravestone for Chinese miner killed during the Lambing Flat riots, WS cemetery with long grasses around gravestones.
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Access No. 125439 | 4 secs | 1980s | Lambing Flat, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Various drawings and art works depicting Chinese way of life including panning for gold, Chinese vendors on the street with baskets, gambling, smoking opium pipes, exchanging money.
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Access No. 125440 | 17 secs | Unknown | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
B&W photo of exterior of Hing's store with Chinese man in Western style clothing. CU photograph in round mount of young Chinese man in blazer, shirt, tie and hat. Tilt up B&W photograph of young Chinese man standing next to bicycle wearing Western clothes.
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Access No. 125441 | 19 secs | Unknown | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
VS drawings and art works showing diggers with belongings and VS around camps and gold fields.
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Access No. 125442 | 9 secs | Unknown | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
B&W photograph of family outside slab house with father holding baby in foreground. MS of man holding baby.
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Access No. 125443 | 4 secs | Unknown | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Footage from ÒBirth of White AustraliaÓ showing horsedrawn wagon fording a river .
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Access No. 125444 | 4 secs | Unknown | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
CU drawing of downcast squatter and zoom out to family around him. Slow pan across watercolour painting showing people enjoying themselves in Melbourne park. B&W art work of men and women working in a textile factory. Painting show Melbourne street and buildings in 1880. CUs details.
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Access No. 125445 | 56 secs | Unknown | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
B&W photograph of wool sorters in shearing shed all looking at camera.
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Access No. 125455 | 2 secs | 1880s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival Footage with POV of tram along George Street, Sydney.
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Access No. 125456 | 9 secs | 1880s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU drawing of farmer dragging dead sheep.
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Access No. 125457 | 6 secs | 1880s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
B&W photograph of swagmen walking on a dirt road with swags over shoulders & carrying billy cans
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Access No. 125458 | 3 secs | 1880s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
B&W photograph of man on street corner, arm raised, rallying crowd.
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Access No. 125459 | 3 secs | 1880s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
B&W photograph of group of shearers posing on bicycles for photo during the shearers strike.
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Access No. 125460 | 9 secs | 1880s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Interview with Patsy Adam-Smith in shearing shed with men shearing in background about shearers strikes.
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Access No. 125461 | 6 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of two bushmen with swags under large tree.
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Access No. 125462 | 5 secs | 1880s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Interview with Patsy Adam-Smith in shearing shed with men shearing in background about shearers strikes.
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Access No. 125463 | 11 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W archival footage with postal workers moving sacks of mail into trolleys in mail room.
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Access No. 125464 | 6 secs | 1890s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU ink drawing of sign in cane field reading ÒWanted Shearers & Station Hands No White Man Need ApplyÓ, pull out to see white man reading the sign while blacks in loin cloths are cutting cane in the background.
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Access No. 125465 | 7 secs | 1890s | Qld, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Photos of Islanders working in sugar cane fields (Kanakas).
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Access No. 125466 | 8 secs | 1890s | Qld, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
MS interview with Al Grassby.
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Access No. 125467 | 11 secs | 1980s | NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W group photograph of Kanaka workers posing outside building in loin cloths.
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Access No. 125468 | 3 secs | 1880s | Qld, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Interview with Al Grassby
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Access No. 125469 | 7 secs | 1980s | NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival Footage of laughing kookaburra in tree.
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Access No. 125470 | 8 secs | 1900s | NSW, Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
B&W photo of axeman standing on stump of tree with axe in hand.
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Access No. 125471 | 3 secs | 1900s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage and pan across treeless agricultural land.
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Access No. 125472 | 3 secs | 1900s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival footage of construction in steam train factory.
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Access No. 125473 | 5 secs | 1900s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival footage from the feature film ÒOn Our SelectionÓ of a couple standing with backs to camera looking over their land and stills of man standing amongst crops, men with stooks of wheat, horsedrawn drays loaded with bags of wheat.
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Access No. 125475 | 23 secs | 1900s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Archival footage from ÒInauguration of Commonwealth Ò with dignitaries in parade, dignitaries arriving to open Federal Parliament in Melbourne, laying the foundation stone of the parliament building in Canberra.
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Access No. 125477 | 10 secs | 1900s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia, Canberra, ACT | © NFSA and National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Various drawings and artworks concerning anti non-white immigration (White Australia Policy).
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Access No. 125478 | 22 secs | 1900s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival Footage of man in top hat reading a newspaper on ferry
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Access No. 125479 | 3 secs | 1900s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU colour painting of queen Victoria and entourage. Zoom out to reveal more people with Chinese man in foreground.
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Access No. 125480 | 5 secs | 1900s | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Archival footage of men leaving factory at end of the day, cartwheels leaning against shed. Melbourne horsedrawn tram to camera, people cross the street behind it, pan of shops and streetscape, children looking towards camera.
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Access No. 125482 | 13 secs | 1900s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W drawing of Japanese soldiers charging.
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Access No. 125484 | 3 secs | 1900s | Japan | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage from WWI of naval battle with guns firing on warships at sea from ÒAustralians RememberÓ.
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Access No. 125485 | 2 secs | 1900s | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
CU of print on Immigration Restriction (White Australia Policy) notice re dictation test in any European language to be given to immigrants.
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Access No. 125486 | 11 secs | 1900s | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Archival footage with MS of men standing in the street (Martin Place) talking and smoking. Soldier in uniform walks up to them, greets them and shakes hands. WWI
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Access No. 125487 | 13 secs | 1910s | Martin Place, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
B&W photograph CU Chinese woman and zoom out to her husband sitting next to her (Suey & Que O'Hoy)
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Access No. 125488 | 8 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Interview with Dennis O'Hoy seated next to the grave of his parents Suey & Que. Cut to family photographs of the O'Hoy family with 2 women and 2 children (B&W) and group family portrait (B&W).
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Access No. 125489 | 37 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival Footage from ÒAustralia Marches with BritainÓ of large herd of Hereford cattle being moved across creek and up hill.
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Access No. 125490 | 3 secs | 1900s | Australia | © ABC | B&W |
Archival mute propaganda animation of German Kaiser portrayed as monster. WWI. Cartoons of the Moment.
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Access No. 125491 | 5 secs | 1910s | © Zenith | B&W |
Archival footage of wool coming off carding machine. Men sorting carded wool. Horse & cart leaving loading dock.
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Access No. 125492 | 9 secs | 1910s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU document advertising for people to emigrate to Australia indicating the present population and what population the country has room for (200,000,000).
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Access No. 125493 | 2 secs | 1910s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage of multi-level building under construction. Tilt down to street level with pedestrians walking along road.
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Access No. 125494 | 6 secs | 1900s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival footage from film ÒBirth of White AustraliaÓ with man on horse in bush leading another horse behind.
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Access No. 125495 | 6 secs | 1900s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
B&W photograph of early bush workers.
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Access No. 125496 | 3 secs | 1900s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of horse team hauling logs followed by axemen.
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Access No. 125497 | 13 secs | 1910s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
CU pans names from WWI on the wall of remembrance at the Australian War Memorial. MS uniformed soldier plays bugle.
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Access No. 125498 | 42 secs | 1980s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU of B&W photograph of Mrs Barnardo with group of children. Rev Stan Allen points to himself in the photo with the other boys at Australia House in London before being sent to Australia. Interview Allen
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Access No. 125499 | 26 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival B&W footage ÒPractical ImmigrationÓ of children about to emigrate to Australia being farewelled with streamers and waving to camera. VS children playing games on ship including egg and spoon races, dunking for apples and sack race on board ship.
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Access No. 125500 | 23 secs | 1920s | Australia | © Barnados Australia | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of woman modelling hat. Fashion parade with woman modelling sequined dress with plumed hat and fan.
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Access No. 125504 | 9 secs | 1920s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Interview with Reuben Wheeler, retired Immigration Officer speaking about restricting migration.
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Access No. 125505 | 9 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of new immigrants arriving by ship and walking onto ferry moored alongside.
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Access No. 125506 | 5 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
Interview with John Bluthal talking about refugees as he walks towards camera.
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Access No. 125507 | 6 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
High angle archival footage over refugee families with belongings arriving in Australia.
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Access No. 125508 | 2 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
CU racist cartoon of Jewish refugees arriving and cartoon signpost ÓTo Australia, the Promised LandÓ.
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Access No. 125509 | 4 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage of refugees walking along dock, man crying as he pushes a pram.
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Access No. 125510 | 3 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
CU interview with John Bluthal.
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Access No. 125511 | 8 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photo of Jewish boys studying. Photo of old Rabbi with Talmud.
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Access No. 125512 | 8 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival Footage of Adolf Hitler making a speech at rostrum.
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Access No. 125513 | 5 secs | 1930s | Germany | © NFSA | B&W |
Interview with Doris Liffman in her home speaking about the desperation to migrate.
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Access No. 125514 | 21 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Poster - Registrierung der Juden from archival footage ÒPlacing the DisplacedÓ.
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Access No. 125515 | 3 secs | 1930s | Germany | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Interview with Reuben Wheeler, retired Immigration Officer, speaking about vast numbers of immigration requests he had received.
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Access No. 125516 | 16 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
CU interview with Herbert Liffman speaking about obtaining permits while in Europe.
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Access No. 125517 | 23 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Photograph of people crowded at counter in Germany applying for permits to get to Australia.
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Access No. 125518 | 6 secs | 1930s | Germany | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
CU interview with Doris Liffman about numbers wanting to immigrate to Australia.
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Access No. 125519 | 20 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage from ÒAustralia Marches with BritainÓ. Australian soldiers marching through streets, troops boarding ship (Orient Line), VS soldiers. Soldiers waving farewell, one waving hat. Ship departing and crowds wave from dock. CU slow-motion Australian flag fluttering.
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Access No. 125520 | 31 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia, Darwin, NT | © ABC | B&W |
Interview with Brian Murray.
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Access No. 125522 | 12 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival Kokoda Trail footage with Australian soldiers lining up for a cups of tea in New Guinean camp.
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Access No. 125523 | 4 secs | 1930s | Papua New Guinea | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Interview with retired MP Fred Daly.
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Access No. 125524 | 12 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival Footage from Australian Diary #7 ÒBritish Migrants Welcomed to Their New HomeÓ. British tradesmen arrive on the liner Orion. MS young men waving from deck. Arthur Calwell with men and addressing the men in welcome.
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Access No. 125525 | 33 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Interview with Reuben Wheeler, retired Immigration Officer speaking about bringing British women out to Australia.
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Access No. 125526 | 36 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage VS babies & young children. Good shot of small boy on tram and CU baby in pram.
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Access No. 125527 | 7 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
WS high angle archival footage of bombed street in Germany.
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Access No. 125600 | 5 secs | 1940s | Germany | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Interview with George Kiddle, retired Immigration Officer talking about policy bias towards British migrants.
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Access No. 125601 | 7 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of Arthur Calwell getting out of car, CU magazine advertisement Ò20 Million in our TimeÓ and B&W still of Calwell with group of other men.
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Access No. 125602 | 13 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Interview with George Kiddle, retired Immigration Officer speaking about signing of refugee agreements.
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Access No. 125604 | 4 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of Arthur Calwell with new immigrants.
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Access No. 125605 | 2 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival Footage over European refugees in displaced persons camp in Western Germany. WWII
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Access No. 125606 | 6 secs | 1940s | Europe | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival Footage of Arthur Calwell disembarking from plane. WWII
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Access No. 125607 | 4 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
Archival Footage of child being fed at displaced persons camp and refugees walk towards camera, some carrying children.
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Access No. 125608 | 5 secs | 1940s | Europe | © NFSA | B&W |
Interview with Bill (Billy) Snedden, Minister for Immigration 1966-69.
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Access No. 125609 | 11 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with Harold Grant, retired Immigration Officer.
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Access No. 125610 | 9 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival Footage of Immigration Officer Harold Grant in Germany,1948 interviewing a young Polish family. Father makes a impassioned plea in English.
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Access No. 125611 | 53 secs | 1940s | Germany | © NFSA | B&W |
Interview with Harold Grant, Retired Immigration Officer.
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Access No. 125612 | 6 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival Footage of new immigrants arriving by ship in Sydney. Arthur Calwell walks on the ship. High angle view over people waiting on the wharf and MS faces.
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Access No. 125613 | 19 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
Photograph of Ben Chifley shakes hands with new immigrant with Arthur Calwell looking on.
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Access No. 125614 | 4 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival Footage of Robert Menzies walking into press conference at Kingsford Smith Airport and being seated (1950).
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Access No. 125615 | 8 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Film World | B&W |
WS Italian countryside, with buildings on hillside. High angle tilt over building ruins.
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Access No. 125616 | 10 secs | 1980s | Italy | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with Giovanni Sgro, MLC Victoria seated at desk talking about emigrating to Australia. Interviews with Robert Richter, older migrant Sam Leving and Vivi Koutsanadis all speaking about the experience of migrating.
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Access No. 125617 | 47 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
VS from inside Vivi Koutsanadis Koutsanadis' Chios Cafe with Vivi being interviewed and her elderly parents making coffee.
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Access No. 125621 | 13 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival 1950s footage of Italian migrant women on deck of ship ÒOdessyÓ arriving in Sydney. VS Southern European migrants disembarking.
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Access No. 125622 | 7 secs | 1950s, 1980s, | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival MS of Chips Rafferty talking to camera from ÒBring Out a BritonÓ about community support for British migrants. WS committee meeting. Minister for Immigration Mr Athol Townley is introduced & addresses the meeting re British migration. MS faces of committee members listening attentively.
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Access No. 125623 | 1 min 4 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
B&W photograph of migrant factory workers.
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Access No. 125624 | 3 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival MS of workers welding car on assembly line from ÒPassport to ProgressÓ.
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Access No. 125625 | 3 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W photograph of Billy Snedden as Minister for Immigration seated at conference. Interview with Snedden speaking about his enthusiasm for immigration.
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Access No. 125626 | 10 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage from ÒMigrants Learn to be Australian CitizensÓ of MS pan of migrants along railing of ship looking towards camera.
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Access No. 125628 | 12 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Zoom in to group of workers , mainly women, clocking on at work (bundy machine?).
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Access No. 125629 | 11 secs | 1970s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Archival Footage from ÒWhite Australia PolicyÓ of police escorting Asian man for deportation. Newspaper heading ÒChinese ArrestedÓ. Hubert Opperman, Minister for Immigration 1963-66 being interviewed (B&W).
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Access No. 125630 | 12 secs | 1960s | Australia | © ABC Footage Sales | B&W |
CU B&W photograph of members from the Chinese community with pan left to Arthur Calwell in group. MS Fred Daley speaking to camera. Colour photograph of Calwell and Menzies.
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Access No. 125631 | 26 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Interview with Al Grassby, Minister for Immigration 1972-1974 speaking about the White Australia policies of Menzies & Calwell. B&W photographs of Menzies, Calwell, Holt, Townley; Menzies & Calwell in academic gowns.
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Access No. 125634 | 29 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
1972 footage of Gough Whitlam and his new cabinet on steps of Parliament House. Good CU pan of well-known cabinet members including Jim Cairns, Al Grassby, Lionel Murphy etc.
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Access No. 125638 | 18 secs | 1970s, 1980s, | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Archival footage of Vietnamese civilians waiting for helicopter out of Vietnam at end of the war in1975. MS people running to get onto chopper. CU upturned faces of people as leaflets are handed out and zoom out and pan of large crowd.
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Access No. 125639 | 36 secs | 1970s | South Vietnam | © ABC | Colour |
MS interview with Greg Humphries, retired Immigration Officer speaking of problem of Vietnamese refugees.
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Access No. 125640 | 10 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Footage of silhouetted man on boat in rough seas and colour photograph of small boats on beach in Malaysia. Zoom out over Vietnamese people waiting to board boats. GS Vietnamese refugees crowding streets in Malaysia, WS Malaysian coastline.
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Access No. 125641 | 37 secs | 1970s | Malaysia | © UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) | Colour |
VS Vietnamese in and around boat ready to set off. Interview with Nga To speaking of the high expectations of the boat people. Zoom out from sad looking baby and family members in boat. MS ABC reporter Tony Joyce speaking to camera from boat near refugee boats. MS interview with refugees in boat.
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Access No. 125642 | 38 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © ABC | Colour |
MS interview with Wayne Gibbons, Regional Director Immigration Victoria speaking about problem of boat people.
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Access No. 125643 | 15 secs | 1970s | Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Zoom out from newspaper headline about Vietnamese boat people arriving in Australia. MS interview with Kien Quash.
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Access No. 125645 | 11 secs | 1970s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage from ÒThe Restless WaveÓ of Vietnamese refugees wading ashore from ship.
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Access No. 125647 | 8 secs | 1970s | Australia | © UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) | Colour |
CUs newspaper headlines concerning boat people.
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Access No. 125648 | 5 secs | 1970s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival footage from ÒThe Restless WaveÓ of Vietnamese refugee leaving boat to wade ashore.
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Access No. 125649 | 4 secs | 1970s | Australia | © UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) | Colour |
Interview with Robert Manne and with Greg Humphries about boat people.
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Access No. 125650 | 22 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage from ÒThe Restless WaveÓ of Vietnamese refugees unloaded from boat into water to wade ashore, Man carrying another on shoulders.
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Access No. 125652 | 4 secs | 1970s | Australia | © UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) | Colour |
Interview with Kien Quash.
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Access No. 125653 | -45 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage of Vietnamese refugees arriving on wharf. GS young Vietnamese couple with one bag walking along dock.
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Access No. 125654 | 1 min 1 sec | 1970s | Australia | © ABC | Colour |
CU Vietnamese baby and MS refugees disembarking from boats onto wharf.
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Access No. 125655 | 5 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with Kien Quash speaking about arrival as refugee. Interview with Robert Manne.
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Access No. 125656 | 28 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage from ÒThe Restless WaveÓ of distraught mother with dead baby and people desperately trying to revive it.
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Access No. 125657 | 27 secs | 1970s | Australia | © UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) | Colour |
Interview with Greg Humphries, retired Immigration Officer about feeling compassion for boat people.
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Access No. 125658 | 8 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage from ÒThe Restless WaveÓ of Vietnamese refugee camp.
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Access No. 125659 | 7 secs | 1970s | Australia | © UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) | Colour |
MS doctor examining refugee Vietnamese boy with stethoscope on chest and tilt to mother holding baby.
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Access No. 125661 | 5 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Nga and Australian friend walking down busy street and greeting another Vietnamese friend. MS Nga in Asian restaurant and in fabric store.
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Access No. 125662 | 39 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with Bruce Ruxton, President of Victorian RSL speaking about Asian migration. Interview with Dr Frank Knopfelmacher with opposing views to Ruxton. CUs faces of Asian adults and children asleep in plane and others looking out plane windows. MS Asian woman applying make-up in plane seat.
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Access No. 125663 | 1 min 18 secs | 1980s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Exterior of Australia House in London and passing traffic. High angle view over London city street. CU feet walking over issue of Australian Outlook news sheet on the ground.
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Access No. 125666 | 12 secs | 1980s | London, UK | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Archival footage of British television commercial for migration to Australia. CU of a young boy in school uniform talking to camera about father taking him to Australia.
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Access No. 125667 | 5 secs | 1960s | London, UK | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Dramatisation with actor Roy Kinnear talking to an immigration officer in Britain about going to Australia. CU of Alf Garnett (Warren Mitchell) in front of fruit shop ranting to camera about English people having to apply to come to Australia.
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Access No. 125668 | 46 secs | 1980s | London, UK | © NFSA | Colour |
CU number machine changing numbers for queue in immigration office. MS woman behind counter in Australia House interviewing writer hoping to emigrate. VS family and couple talking to immigration officers.
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Access No. 125670 | 43 secs | 1980s | London, UK | © NFSA | Colour |
Interview with Nick Gekas, Immigration Officer, London. VS family being turned away from counter by Immigration Officer. MS Gekas interviewing older applicant.
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Access No. 125671 | 1 min 25 secs | 1980s | London, UK | © NFSA | Colour |
CU on aeroplane engine. ECU woman applying eye makeup in plane. GS plane being unloaded. GS Vietnamese relatives waiting in arrivals area of airport. Vietnamese woman emerges from customs and greets her family with hugs and tears.
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Access No. 125674 | 1 min 54 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Re-enactment of farmer (James Ruse) digging soil with fork and planting seeds. CU exhausted face. CU blowing wheat from hand and sitting in green wheat crop. Pan down tree to Ruse sitting in its shade drinking from bottle of beer.
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Access No. 132747 | 55 secs | 1980s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Archival footage from ÒOn our SelectionÓ of sow with piglet, mare with foal, people stacking hay onto cart.
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Access No. 132821 | 10 secs | 1910s | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Large flock of sheep being herded uphill from ÒEureka StockadeÓ
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Access No. 132822 | 2 secs | 1910s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Man riding horse in bush and man ploughing with horses near bush.
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Access No. 132823 | 7 secs | 1910s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of crowds on beach. Pan to a few people in water.
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Access No. 132824 | 9 secs | 1910s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of couple farewelling soldier as he boards train. WWI
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Access No. 132848 | 10 secs | 1910s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of men marching in suits and hats. Soldiers in uniform training, fitting bayonettes to rifles in lines. Brass army band marching down street. WWI
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Access No. 132849 | 18 secs | 1910s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of crowds on wharves waving goodbye to departing troops from ÒDeparture of the First AIFÓ. WS pan of men on departing troopships crowded along side waving farewell. Tug pulling ship and WS ship with yachts passing by.
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Access No. 132850 | 17 secs | 1910s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Archival B&W footage from ÒHero of the DardenellesÓ of soldier kissing his sweetheart.
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Access No. 132851 | 3 secs | 1910s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of men boarding troopship and high angle view of horses being led onto ship from ÒDeparture of the First AIFÓ.
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Access No. 132852 | 5 secs | 1910s | Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Archival B&W Gallipoli footage of men on horseback (lighthorse brigade) and WS scene of devastation with remains of carts scattered on ground.
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Access No. 132853 | 17 secs | 1910s | Turkey | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival B&W footage ÒPractical ImmigrationÓ showing children working on farms raking soil and stacking hay. Interview with Rev Stan Allen about his childhood experience.
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Access No. 132854 | 47 secs | 1920s, 1980s, | Australia | © Barnados Australia | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of Statue of Liberty from ÒPlacing the DisplacedÓ, 1948.
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Access No. 132855 | 3 secs | 1940s | New York, USA | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of Parliament House, Canberra from ÒBirth of White AustraliaÓ, 1928.
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Access No. 132856 | 2 secs | 1920s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
Archival B&W footage of people dancing in ballroom 1920's and couple dancing in front of band, woman in flapper dress.
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Access No. 132858 | 15 secs | 1920s | Australia, Canberra, ACT, New York, USA | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival Footage of newly arrived refugee family walking along dock.
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Access No. 132862 | 5 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival Footage of huge nazi rally. WS and MS of soldiers marching. WWII
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Access No. 132863 | 3 secs | 1930s | Germany | © NFSA | B&W |
VS archival footage of Jew being bashed by group on street. WWII
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Access No. 132864 | 1 sec | 1930s | Germany | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Crystal Night, (Krystalnacht) with brief shot of window being smashed.
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Access No. 132865 | 1 sec | 1930s | Germany | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Dead bodies of Jewish people on the street, people packing trucks.
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Access No. 132867 | 7 secs | 1930s | Germany | © NFSA | B&W |
People being marched off to concentration camp with Nazi troops watching. MS Nazi transport train past camera. Pan of male Jewish inmates in concentration camp in bunks. WWII
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Access No. 132868 | 14 secs | 1930s | Germany | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage of Japanese tank and Japanese troops attacking.
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Access No. 132873 | 3 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia, Darwin, NT | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival footage of map showing Japanese expansion. Submarine periscope skimming through water surface. LS bombing of Darwin POV sea and explosion. GS oil tank on fire. WWII
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Access No. 132874 | 25 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia, Darwin, NT | © Film World and National Film and Sound Archive | B&W |
MS track of Eisenhower with arms raised in air travelling along in open top car in Sydney. Aerial over tickertape parade. WWII
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Access No. 132875 | 4 secs | 1930s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
GS corner store in country town with people gathered under awning and man arriving on bicycle. GS people crossing the street in the city. GS two men with small child on bicycle meeting on street in small town.
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Access No. 132876 | 16 secs | 1930s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
MS Arthur Calwell, Minister for Immigration, makes newsreel address re need to increase migration. (ÒGive Me the MoneyÓ ). WWII
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Access No. 132877 | 12 secs | 1930s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival Footage from ÒThis is the LifeÓ with CUs of women riding bicycles. CUs feet pedalling and legs.
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Access No. 132878 | 6 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival Footage from ÒMigrant ArrivingÓ (Sydney Harbour) with MS well dressed young British women migrants leaving ship.
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Access No. 132879 | 4 secs | 1940s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage ÒCalwell Greets MigrantsÓ of Arthur Calwell walks onto ship with bagpipe player and other dignitaries. MS sitting with young girl with flowers. Calwell holds her doll.
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Access No. 132880 | 8 secs | 1940s | Australia | © Film World | B&W |
Archival footage of gas oven door opened at concentration camp, skeleton inside. VS survivors of concentration camp. Man being helped onto stretcher by helmeted Red Cross rescuers.
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Access No. 132881 | 12 secs | 1940s | Germany | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage of holocaust survivors still in striped prison clothes grabbing at potatoes in large pail. MS man eating on street glancing at camera awkwardly. WWII
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Access No. 132882 | 10 secs | 1940s | Germany | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage of old woman in street eating bread. VS displaced families carrying children and bundles of possessions. High shot people walking to displaced persons camp. CU pair of distressed children. WWII
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Access No. 132883 | 32 secs | 1940s | Germany | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival MS of small child in mother's arms kissing her as she spoon feeds him.
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Access No. 132884 | 2 secs | 1940s | Europe | © NFSA | B&W |
Pan along refugee family at interview, man given the choice of leaving his blind relative behind as Australia won't accept him. Family leaves interview. Refugees being deloused. WWII
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Access No. 132885 | 48 secs | 1940s | Europe | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival Footage of migrant couple dancing ballet on stage. WS audience applauding. MS ballet couple at microphone making speech about being happy to be in Australia.
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Access No. 132886 | 14 secs | 1940s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival WS of Sydney Harbour Bridge from migrant ship.
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Access No. 132887 | 2 secs | 1970s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival footage of migrant ship arriving in Sydney Harbour and berthing in Circular Quay to waiting crowds.
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Access No. 132888 | 3 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival WS of migrants looking at Sydney Harbour from side of the ship.
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Access No. 132889 | 2 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
WS Australia House. WS people gathered around wall map of Australia and CU magazines on table.
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Access No. 132890 | 6 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
WS migrants on ship
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Access No. 132891 | 2 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
MS pan of fourteen children from migrant family the Stalenbergs from Holland aboard ship. Commentator gives each one's age. MS mother between twin daughters and CU father holding small blonde daughter waving Australian flag.
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Access No. 132892 | 27 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
WS ship.
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Access No. 132893 | 2 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
People walking down stairs of ship carrying belongings.
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Access No. 132894 | 3 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival footage of crowds greeting newly arrived migrant ship. WS ship heading towards camera. VS Greek and Italian migrants lining deck of ship Patris waving as they dock. MS smiling face of elderly woman in head scarf.
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Access No. 132896 | 15 secs | 1950s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Archival 1950s footage from ÒArriving in AustraliaÓ of groups of migrant men smoking and queuing at customs with numbers on their lapels. MS man opening suitcase on customs counter for inspection.
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Access No. 132911 | 14 secs | 1950s, 1980s, | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
Archival footage from ÒBig Brother Movement Guides Young MigrantsÓ of MS boy eating cake. CU eating and winking at camera.
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Access No. 132912 | 4 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
WS steelworks from ÒPassport to ProgressÓ and interior shots of steelworkers with vats of molten metal, fire etc.
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Access No. 132913 | 7 secs | 1950s | Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
High angle shot over migrant factory workers walking through car park from ÒPassport to ProgressÓ.
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Access No. 132914 | 3 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
B&W footage from ÒArriving in AustraliaÓ of man being X-rayed.
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Access No. 132915 | 6 secs | 1950s | Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
WS kangaroos bounding across dry country landscape from ÒThis Land Australia Pt IÓ. Zoom to kangaroo statue in city setting from ÒThe Australian WayÓ.
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Access No. 132916 | 7 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
WS exterior of suburban home. Woman in kitchen unpacking groceries (note appliances).
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Access No. 132918 | 11 secs | 1960s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
MS B&W Movietone footage of Arthur Calwell speech to camera re having a right to frame our own immigration laws.
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Access No. 132925 | 9 secs | 1960s | Australia | © Film World | Colour |
GS busy Asian city street scene showing rickshaws, traffic, shops etc.
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Access No. 132927 | 5 secs | 1970s | Malaysia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
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