The birth of white Australia [videorecording].
The birth of white Australia [videorecording].
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[Canberra] : National Film and Sound Archive, 1989.
Date
1989.
Call Numbers
VB11788
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 videocassette (VHS) (101 min., 17 sec.) : si., b&w ; 1/2 in.
Contents
Director, script, Phil K. Walsh ; photography, Lacey Percival, Walter Sully.
Publication information
Publisher
[Canberra] : National Film and Sound Archive, 1989.
Performers
Bert Trawley (John Davis), Dot McConville (Mary Davis), Rita Aslin (Miss Dinah Myte), Alice Layton (Madame Sefton), Frank Hardingham (Tom Kendrick), Pietro Sosso (Portugese Dick), Gamboola.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
1989.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
This panoramic view of Australian racial history, like D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915), was intended to portray the genesis of white nationhood. Various dramatic episodes were presented, including stories of the overland explorers, the pioneers, Aboriginal peoples, race riots on the goldfields and even actuality footage of the opening...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The birth of white Australia [videorecording].
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Catalogued from container.
I.D. no. 6977.
Original version note
Originally produced in 1928 by Dominion Films.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
VB11788
Record Identifier
74VvkZ38b33l
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvkZ38b33l
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991013754409702626
