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.