1950s migration
Extract from Bring Out a Briton: Establishing a Bring Out a Briton Committee (1957). 1350879, National Film and Sound Archive
This television advertisement was part of an appeal for public assistance in an immigration campaign to ‘Bring Out a Briton’. Starring Australian actor Chips Rafferty.
Between 1945 and 1965 two million immigrants arrived in Australia. The Australian Government had decided to open up the nation because it believed there was an urgent need to ‘populate or perish’ after the Second World War.
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1. What does this short film clip show? Summarise what you see and hear.
2. Does the film appear to have a main purpose or message? If so, what do you think it is?
3. Who made the film clip and when was it made? Use this information to try to work out why the film was made. Does this change what you think about the purpose of the film?
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