Mainly For Women

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Original 1971 synopsis: Anne leaves a friendly country town (Gundagai) to work and study in Sydney. She stays with relatives in a typical suburban home, involved in typical weekend activities. She finds a job and flat. Aimed at women who are considering migration to Australia. Mainly for women concentrates on aspects of Australian life which are likely to be particularly interesting to women. What types of jobs and accommodation are available for women? What are the shopping and entertainment facilities like? How are women treated in Australian Society?
Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1971. Directed by David Eastman.

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  Film & Animation

[canadianquartet]

I found it difficult to figure what the propaganda message in this film was all about - "Single country girls are invited to come to the big city where they might catch a man?" - a call for itinerant, young, female workers? Hard to imagine the vocal and demonstrative "bra burning" era of feminism was happening in parallel to this tale of conformity, "I'm not really complete without a man." Reminds us how stayed Australia was even in the early 1970s.

[Film Australia]

Yes it is a bit of a confusing one but it was actually made, like so many of our films, to encourage and inform intending migrants. The usual catalogue of available things are all there like jobs, housing, consumer goods, lifestyle and I guess in this case a husband. There is a slight nod to women's independence maybe but then as you say conformity is the dominant theme.

[Conniptions886]

Voice-over is by Alistair Duncan...

[Film Australia]

Thanks again

[LibertyDownUnder]

Very entertaining. But who produced this stuff, and why?

[Film Australia]

The Film Australia Collection represents the Government of Australia official film units from 1913 to roughly 2005. The films, especially the early ones, were made to present the Government view on many and varied subjects but lots concerned immigration, like this one. Lots of nation building and propaganda.

[rocket7697]

John the english immigrant?

Jeremy Cordeaux from Adelaide!

[TheBobbsey]

This was 2yrs before the Socialist Govt came in and Whitlam changed the face of Australia and its customs forever.He dug a huge trough and welcomed everyone to drink at it. Then we had a few years of sanity, but the damage had been done. Now, we have the comrades running the country and taxing us on the air we breathe. Its the "Emporers new Clothes" Syndrome.

[TheBobbsey]

they sure were, i wore them , but looking at them now, how did we? lol How things have changed, some for the better, others not so good.

[TheBobbsey]

And not a carbon dioxide tax, nor a woman named Julia, in sight, oh how i wish we could go back, rewind, and come out the other side, with not a carbon dioxide tax in sight, nor a woman named Juliar.

[eyreland]

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present the Government view on many and varied subjects but lots concerned immigration, like this one. Lots of nation building and propaganda.

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Was Radio Australia (the external service) ever featured in any films at all?

In Canada a few films were made about RCI. RCI & RA were not really involved in Cold War 'propaganda' broadcasting but I understand only 2 RCI languages were ever jammed. RA may not have been jammed, but I have no proof.

[Bermuda Rao]

Question : How are women treated in Australian Society ?

Answer : They are considered good "mates" :)

[AbsotivelyNothingful]

Even the teacher's...