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Titles tagged with ‘koalas’

7 titles - sorted alphabetically or by year

Commonwealth Bank – Willie Wombat: Waste Not Want Not sponsored film – c1939

Willie Wombat was produced by Eric Porter – Australia’s first career animator – to promote the Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia’s School Banking program.

Australians Keep the Wheels of Industry Turning advertisement – c1943

An animated advertisement to persuade Australians to invest in National Savings stamps and the 4th Liberty Loan.

Wambidgee television program – 1962

An early children’s animated puppet series about the adventures of a young Aboriginal boy living in the bush.

Bird and Animal Calls of Australia environmental – 1968

Extraordinary sounds of Australian wildlife.

General Motors Holden – Football, Meat Pies, Kangaroos and Holden Cars advertisement – c1976

This memorable advertising jingle from the 1970s was adapted from the American Chevrolet campaign, 'baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Chevrolet’.

Yindi: The Last Koala? television program – 1996

A young koala is rescued from danger, but the whole species is still threatened.

National Treasures – ‘The Magic Pudding’ Illustrations documentary – 2004

A look at the illustrations for one of Australia’s best-loved children’s books, The Magic Pudding.