Going to Bed

Promotional films for the Good Friday Appeal fundraiser, Going to Bed (I) and (II) were filmed in the evening to capture nurses in the wards settling children for bed and tucking them in for a good night’s sleep.

Film Title: Going to Bed (I)
Production Date: 1972
Filming Location: The Royal Children’s Hospital; Parkville, Victoria
Material: Digitised 16mm black and white film, sound
Duration: 6.08 minutes
Producer: Promotional film for Good Friday Appeal by Channel 7
Accession Number: 2018.2460
©️ 1972 Good Friday Appeal

Film Title: Going to Bed (II)
Production Date: 1972
Filming Location: The Royal Children’s Hospital; Parkville, Victoria
Material: Digitised 16mm black and white film, sound
Duration: 2.07 minutes
Producer: Promotional film for Good Friday Appeal by Channel 7
Accession Number: 2018.2539
©️ 1972 Good Friday Appeal

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