Sydney Grows Up

Genre

documentary television program

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

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How it feels

This is a 1950s Australian television documentary series about how the city of Sydney was growing and changing. The three episodes look at the city from different angles: the skyline, the interiors of buildings, and a discussion about how time and motion studies were being used.

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What happens

Sydney Grows Up is an Australian television series which aired in 1958 on ABC Television. A half-hour three-part documentary, the first and third episodes were live in Sydney (and kinescoped for Melbourne telecast), while the second episode was filmed. The series was about the "growth and development" of Sydney, with the first episode showing the skyline, the second episode showing the inside of buildings, and the third episode being a discussion on time and motion study. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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