Australian Screen

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Australia Post – Olympic Post Script 1956

This film focuses on the telecommunications services set up especially for the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. It also has footage of the sporting events that is unlikely to have survived in any other form.

Length: 24 minutes 43 seconds

Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Academy full frame)

Education Resources:

education content clip 1, 3

Production company:

Australia Post

Source:

National Archives of Australia