FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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HNL 1369 : Melbourne and Tasmania

Sheaves of wheat stacked in field, car along dusty road in distance. Richmond Bridge Tasmania, boy walks on top of arches. Man smoking pipe leading horse and cart towards camera and past, dog walking under cart (looks itinerant).
Access No. 41898 | 33 secs | 1920s | Richmond, Tas, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
VS high rise buildings with scaffolding, city street, cars and horse drawn carriages, men lifting construction material from horse and cart using crane. Construction site (looks like renovation of existing building). HAS down to railway line and busy road running over the top, horse drawn carriages, pedestrians and trams. Railway station with river and bridge behind. Rooftops and construction work.
Access No. 41901 | 1 min 39 secs | 1920s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Caption ÒMornington is one of Melbourne's most Popular Seaside ResortsÓ. HAS PAN and coastline, cars parked on dock, sailing boats moored in harbour, people walk on jetty. Rocky beach, foreshore, man & woman walk in f/g, Card ÒFisherman's BeachÓ, HAS across bushland to beach, VS people in water and on beach changing boxes visible on edge of sand. View to ship out to sea.
Access No. 41905 | 1 min 36 secs | 1920s | Fisherman's Beach, Mornington, Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Quick shot car rally, car races round corner to camera (1920). Australian Rules Football, VS players leave field walk to camera, good shot of many faces in the crowd, crowds in stadium, wave & smile, players run onto field, police in capes follow, playing (1928).
Access No. 41908 | 1 min 11 secs | 1920s | Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Rally cars up & past camera, one flies union jack, in line on dirt road, bush, cars under Welcome banner, various national flags . Sailors parade, sailors march up street away from camera, car full of dignitaries follow
Access No. 41910 | 28 secs | 1910s | Healesville, Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Caption ÒReinforcement parade through streets of Melbourne, Gov General takes saluteÓ. Soldiers parade through streets Governor General Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson takes salute, Newly Formed Railway Unit in uniform, Red Cross, Governor General & wife in open car - drives off . AIF. (1914 ,1918). WWI
Access No. 41912 | 1 min 17 secs | 1910s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Melbourne Funeral of Late Alfred Deakin Leaving Federal Parliament House, draped coffin, parade led by soldiers, followed by cars & hearse, mourners on side of road (1919)
Access No. 41913 | 43 secs | 1910s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Good Melbourne street scenes, busy street, people on footpath, wet weather, people walking talking & standing in shop doorways, distant traffic. Cars pull out of parking lot, passengers waving flags. Street artist on footpath drawing on cardboard with charcoals, on lookers, CU painting ship on stormy sea. Old car (Model T Ford)? to camera. Many pedestrians, good fashion shots - people milling about on footpath, Every man is wearing a hat. ( Same footage as 1003) (1926,1927)
Access No. 41914 | 3 mins 7 secs | 1920s | Melbourne, Vic, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |