Summary
Booklet titled 'Australia, Official Handbook', published by the, Australian National Publicity Association in 1943. The Australian National Publicity Association was a government organisation formed for the purpose of publicising Australia overseas. That this handbook was published during World War II demonstrates the interest in building Australia as an immigrant destination even before the war had ended and prior to the immigration boom years of the 1950s.
Physical Description
Dark blue coloured handbook published in October 1943. Cover depicts logo of Australia. Contents feature articles, black-and-white photographs and coloured maps of Australia.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Lyn Mather, 02 Oct 2001
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Publisher
Australian National Publicity Association, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1943
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Inscriptions
Text: AUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIA/OFFICIAL HANDBOOK/AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY ASSOCIATION.
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Overall Dimensions
17.9 cm (Length), 24 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Advertising, Immigration, Immigration Policies, Immigration Selection, Promotions, Tourism, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945
