Men Wanted. Australia And Your Future. No.1

From the Film Australia Collection. Made by The National Film Board 1947. Directed by Catherine Duncan. This is the story of Pat Oliver, an ex-sailor of the Royal Navy who came to Australia to build a new life after the Second World War. Like thousands of others, Pat was attracted by the opportunities on offer in a developing nation. The film paints a glowingly positive portrait of working and living conditions, from union-negotiated hours and wages to new homes being built by the Housing Commission. It follows Pat's experiences - a job in a factory, boarding with a family, a beer at the pub after work and Saturday at the races - until his new girlfriend encourages him to take advantage of rehabilitation training under the Government's scheme to teach ex-servicemen a skilled trade.