FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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HNL 1372 : Australia Calling - Part 2

A brief travelogue of Australia's principal scenic attractions and rural industries from Fremantle in Western Australia to Cairns in north Queensland.
Year : 1932 | Total Duration : 10 Minutes |
Director : Bert Ive, Lyn Maplestone |
Distant shot of Canberra, WS of Parliament House, bridge over Cotter River
Access No. 123921 | 44 secs | 1930s | Canberra, ACT, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Large ocean liner on Sydney Harbour, pan across Bennelong Point, view to Sydney Harbour Bridge from Taronga Park Zoo, crowds looking at monkey enclosure at zoo, lion enclosure, elephant ride, Bondi Beach with women in full swimming costumes and high heel shoes sitting on rocks in F/G. Lifesaving surf carnival with march and demonstration of lifesaving practices. Good shots and notable commentary
Access No. 123926 | 2 mins 32 secs | 1930s | Sydney, Bondi, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
South coast of NSW, Bulli Pass, three women on grassy slope on coastline. Pan across the Three Sisters rock formation at Blue Mountains. Bridal Veil Falls. Car driving under the Grand Arch at Jenolan Caves and pan of interior of cave with stalactites and stalagmites
Access No. 123927 | 1 min 34 secs | 1930s | Jenolan Caves, Blue Mountains, Bulli, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
LS steam train through orchards on way to Gosford. CU of oranges on tree. Men picking fruit and filling boxes. CU on hands cutting fruit from tree. Good MS of little boy eating oranges then laughing at camera
Access No. 123928 | 42 secs | 1930s | Gosford, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Aerial over Brisbane. Cane cutters harvesting sugar cane at plantation. Pan over pawpaw and pineapple plantation. CU on bunch of bananas. Cattle drive of Hereford steers across a stream and up a hill.
Access No. 123929 | 1 min 30 secs | 1930s | Brisbane, Qld, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |
Hinchinbrook Channel. Steam train past Stony Creek Falls. Masses of sooty tern birds on beach. Coral and tropical fish such as butterfly cod of Great Barrier Reef
Access No. 123930 | 1 min 52 secs | 1930s | Hinchinbrook Channel, Great Barrier Reef, Qld, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | B&W |