Migration Documentary Films in Post-War Australia
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Migration Documentary Films in Post-War Australia By Liangwen Ku ...

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Introduction

Gardening, strolling, and house construction in Adelaide are presented. Children are seen drinking milk and engaged in exercise. Others play sports. Grandfathers make toys for children…Christmas trees are decorated. Relatives join together to have turkey for Christmas without snow.

—Christmas Under the Sun, Australia and Your Future series
Film produced by Australian National Film Board, 1946

Immigrants are seen surfing at Manly Beach, Sydney, on Australia Day, January 26. One [immigrant] steps forward at a citizenship ceremony on the beach to receive his certificate…Montage of close-up’s of new Australians at ceremony as they become Aussies. Ending on one still wet from his dip…

—The New Australians, Look at Life series
Treatment script by Rank Organisation, 1963

Prelude—From Two Examples of Migration Films

Australia has long been depicted in migration documentary films as a land of resources and opportunity. The depictions of a family’s Christmas