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Title: WILL YE NO' COME BACK AGAIN

Reference number: 0802

Date: 1968c

Director: d. Edward Joffe

Production company: Grampian Television

Sound: sound

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 28.11 mins

Description: Both recent and established Scottish emigrants to Australia voice their opinions and feelings about settling into a new country.

EBU Screening Sessions note found in can (record 2) in both English/French offering the following information 'Description: The film examines the lives of two migrant Scots families in Australia. One family, young and newly arrived, find life bewildering, whilst the second family, have been comfortably settled for a number of years. Their obvious different outlooks towards their new home and to the land of their birth is catalysed by an Immigration Officer who views the situation objectively.'

Credits: ph. Jack Bellamy
camera ass. Bruce McDonald
sd. rec. Ken Hammond
ed. Angelo Revello
p. Edward Joffe

Shotlist: Credits (0.30); Scottish emigrants in Australia discuss reasons for leaving (1.38); Quantas jet lands Sydney airport (1.53); Passengers disembark (2.09); In the terminal, airport staff and immigrants, (2.33); Pan city centre skyscrapers to Scots Church (2.51); Church notice board (3.02); Thomas Rutherford, a Church Immigration Officer, in his office explains his job (3.14); Immigrant working in sheet metal works (5.18); Exterior works (5.25); Immigrant with family on private launch on river (5.56); Windsurfers (6.05); Another immigrant and wife are less enthusiastic about life in Australia (7.30); Shot hostels provided for newly arrived immigrants (7.57); Woman collects water in bucket from outside tap (8.11); Toilets (8.16); General views camp (8.45); Interior communal dining room (9.24); Shot meals being served (9.44); The more modern huts in the camp (9.57); Interiors (10.31); General views camp (10.55); Second immigrant at railway station boards train (11.11); Interior train and views from windows (11.19); Sydney city centre (11.32); Immigrant arrives at place of work (11.59); Church Immigration Officer discusses immigrants and acceptance of same by Australians (12.10); Second immigrant's wife talks about poor conditions in camp (12.32); Officer describes how he himself settled in (13.14); Meets two immigrants in office (13.40); Takes group on cruise around Sydney harbour in the steam ferry "North Head". Views of bridge, Opera House, hydrofoil (14.30); First immigrant recommends that new arrivals forget about :"home" until they settle in (14.43); Second immigrant and family collect letter from home from "Leightonfield North" camp post office (15.15); Immigration Officer discusses loneliness experienced by new arrivals (15.28); Poster advertises local ceilidh (15.33); Scottish Choral Society perform (17.23); End of Part One (17.29); Blank (17.46); Part 2 Poster for Combined Scottish Societies Centenary Ball (17.52); Pipers in dance hall (18.53); Sir Simon Dewar introduced to guests, gives speech (19.04); Dance in progress (19.32); Matt David, President of combined societies talks about individual societies (20.16); Tossing the caber at Australian highland games (20.56); Display of highland dancing, pipe band and spectators (21.12); Immigration Officer discusses continuing Scottish traditions in Australia (21.26); Woman talks of Scottish heritage over shots of children enjoying barbecued meal in garden (21.56); Immigration Officer describes memories of an exiled Scot (22.22); Second immigrant denies Australia is his new "home" (22.34); Woman talks of Australia as home (22.35) Tracking shot in street where she lives (22.51); Looking forward to first return visit to Scotland, but fears she may now be homesick for Australia (23.00); Montage several immigrants giving conflicting opinions of life in Australia (24.30); Houses (24.48); Family get into car (25.04); Family at swimming pool (25.32); People dispute need for car (26.13); Discussion on whether or not to emigrate. Woman recommends hostel for immigrants (27.05); Capability of return visits discussed (27.34); ecs (28.10)