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My old black billy

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dc.contributor.authorWaterside Workers' Federation of Australia (1890-1993)
dc.contributor.authorPeter Hamilton Productions
dc.contributor.authorDirector: Keith Gow (1921-1987)
dc.contributor.authorActor: Abraham Jerome (Jock) Levy (1916-2016)
dc.coverage.spatialAustralia
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-23T05:47:21Z
dc.date.available2025-09-23T05:47:21Z
dc.date.created1956
dc.date.issued1985-10-31
dc.description.abstractThe song of the swagman who intends to "stick to me sensible, indispensable, old black billy", sung by male voices and illustrated by shots of the swagman's life. Arranged and sung by The Ramblers. Cast features Jock Levy. -- ACMI.
dc.format.extent00:05:43
dc.format.mediumvideo reel
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mediumsound
dc.format.mimetypevideo/mpeg
dc.identifierAU NBAC Z656-6
dc.identifier.otherACMI Identifier: 007413
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733784094
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2024
dc.provenancePreservation copy made available under Section 113H of the Australian Copyright Act 1968
dc.relation.ispartofANU AV Preservation Digitisation Project
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWaterside Workers' Federation of Australia audiovisual records deposit
dc.relation.ispartofseriesItem 6 - My old black Billy
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWattle Australian ballads
dc.rights.licenseThis video recording is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University
dc.subject.otherFolk songs, Australian
dc.subject.otherShort film
dc.titleMy old black billy
dc.typeVideo recording
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesLevels set to 75% Bars and tone. -- Left audio channel only. -- Luminance over 100% on some vision. -- Film material - grain, dirt, scratches, etc - as per original source. -- Analogue errors (minor dropouts) -ex source.

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