FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

William Shilling 90 year old war veteran sitting outside Greenhaven Convalescent Home, Southport with three members of his family. WWI ground action, trenches, explosions, victory celebrations. 1920's scenes - sailing, fashion parade, horse race, biplanes, dancing, golf, beauty parade on beach, street scene with trams, cars, cricket, crowds, building and early Sydney Harbour Bridge scenes. House in Brisbane suburb of Clifton Hill belonging to Reginald Gilbert.

1930's fashion at horse races, brief CU Hitler, German soldiers marching. WWII air action, ground explosions, sea, tanks, Hiroshima atomic bomb, victory celebrations on VJ day in Sydney. 1940's/50's fashion parade, rock and roll dancing. Suburban home in Mount Gravatt of Cyril Gilbert and present home in Norman Park. 1960's dancing surfing, skyscrapers built, short skirts, drag racing, skiing. Vietnam War action, helicopters and explosions. TAA aircraft lands,1960's Australian serviceman Ronald Duckham (phonetic) greets family (Asian wife) on return. Drives up to suburban home in Tennyson in Volkswagen (VW) Beetle car.. WWII