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Motion picture films and videotape from Cockatoo Island Dockyard. 

Function and purpose

This series consists of a mixed collection of motion picture films and a videotape created by Cockatoo Island Dockyard.  The series comprises of 16mm composite prints, original negatives, reversal, a 35mm composite print and a 1 inch video.

 

Several films, relating to vessels constructed at Cockatoo Island, have been taken at the Dockyard, while others have been made overseas. Many are undated; those dated range from approximately 1936 to 1985, the launching of HMAS SUCCESS.

 

Since no system of control was apparent, item numbers in the range [1] to [14] have been imposed on reels by The National Archives of Australia.

This series contains audiovisual formats. As audiovisual formats are either redundant or susceptible to deterioration, some items in this series have been copied to ensure their preservation.

Preservation copying involves the creation of preservation, duplicating and reference copies. These copies can be found in the following series:

Preservation copies: C5343, Video preservation copies of M3285, Motion picture films and videotape from Cockatoo Island Dockyard

Duplicating copies: C5344, Video duplicating copies of M3285, Motion picture films and videotape from Cockatoo Island Dockyard

Reference copies: C5345, Video and DVD reference copies of M3285, Motion picture films and videotape from Cockatoo Island Dockyard

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