NRS-458 | Video tapes [New South Wales Bicentennial Council]

These video tapes include "Living Together - Communities" tapes, in a number of languages, tapes by Film Australia on the arts in society, work, the Australian landscape, political power, beliefs, values and customs, and other subjects. Other tapes relate to the Bicentennial Projects including the tall ships, sport, the "James Craig" restoration, the Sydney Mining Museum and World Expo '88. Some are recorded on BETA and some on VHS. The New South Wales Bicentennial Council had numbered SR Video Nos.1-122 with a "V" prefix and left SR Video Nos.123-141 unnumbered. For SR Video Nos.136-139, the client is listed as the "Bicentennial Authority". SR Video No.48 was accompanied by a 45 rpm phonograph disc, "The Tall Ships", by Barry Leah, located at SR Disc No.1. (SR Video Nos.1-141, SR Disc No.1). 141 videos, 1 phonograph. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.