Melbourne (no. 1)

Australia, c. 1950

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General shots (rushes) of Melbourne ‘life’ from the 50s. All images very iconic and nostalgic.

Section 1. Brief shots of the Shrine of Rememberance.

Section 2. Shots of the 1848 building from several angles.

Section 3. A cricket match at the MCG. Sparse crowd. Several angles and shots, lasts for three minutes.

Section 4. Luna Park at night. Brief shot of the entrance and the exterior of a dogem cars attraction.

Section 5. Houses in Melbourne; older and ‘new’. Brief.

Section 6. Various shots of parks and gardens. Brief.

Section 7. Spencer Street rail yards, shot from above. Brief.

Section 8. A few shots of the city, including trams and St. Paul’s cathederal.

Section 9. Woman in a park, admiring a flower bed. Good close-ups.

Section 10. Camera pans up from the Yarra to St Paul’s Cathederal/city in the distance. Nice shot.

Section 11. Good shots of the city from the Yarra.

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00:09:15:00

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Australia
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c. 1950

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