Land Short of People

Series

Series Name
This Modern Age

Issue

Issue No.
15
Date Released
Nov 1947
Length of issue (in feet)
1771
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
NoS synopsis: A survey of Australia’s growth and the problems still facing the new nation. Contains a plea for new immigrants to develop Australian resources.
Researcher Comments
Part of 2nd year.
Keywords
Politics and government; Economics
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases
Monthly Film Bulletin   Vol.15 No.170 February 1948, p20.
Enticknap, Leo. The Non-Fiction Film in Britain, 1945-1951 unpublished PhD thesis   p254.
Documentary Film News   Vol.7 No.64, April 1948, p43.
Credits:
Camera
Clifford Hornby
Director
Clifford Hornby
Support services
George Ivan Smith
Support services
Paul Maguire
Commentator
Robert Harris
Production Co.
This Modern Age, Ltd.

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Film Archive

Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
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Address
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Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record

'Land Short of People', This Modern Age Issue No. 15, Nov 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/347019 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)