FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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Armidale Provincial City

An overview of the thriving city of Armidale, it's rural life, educational institutions and the highly regarded University of New England.
Year : 1958 | Total Duration : 10 Minutes | Producer : Frank Bagnall
Director : Ralph Hogg, Richard Mason |
Academics and dignitaries gather at the University of New England for the induction of the first chancellor. Academics and dignitaries gather at the University of New England for the induction of the first chancellor. Booloominbah, a late Victorian mansion at the University of New England. Busy street scene outside Post office. Film crew on car roof filming street scenes.
Trucks along New England Highway and entering city of Armidale. WS of city, GS busy main street, historic Armidale Newspaper building. VS Armidale Express newspaper being printed. CU historic drawings of Armidale. Postman on horse delivering mail in suburban street. VS busy city streets. Good shot child on tricycle. University students boarding bus, cathedrals, WS city and surrounding countryside. Kangaroos, waterfalls. Cattle on pastures. Bi-planes crop dusting, child in tree watching plane being loaded. WS sheep across field, drover on horseback, cattle muster. VS cattle saleyards. Farmer collecting hay, WS vineyards, farmer with crops. VS schools, children in playgrounds, cricket at the Armidale School, teacher's college. VS University of New England, students, academics, land studies, science laboratories. Induction of first Chancellor, Sir Earle Page and Governor-general Sir William Slim addressing students and academics.
Access No. 148640 | 8 mins 45 secs | 1950s | Armidale, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | Colour |