Glimpses of Australia. [No. 01] [excerpt]

Spare a thought for yesteryear as you battle your way through peak hour. This except is from taken from a Commonwealth Government newsreel made in the 1920s. It has been digitised from a 16mm film print and digitally stabilised to improve viewing.
This segment has the intertitle “Melbourne” and shows Melbourne CBD, Flinders St Station, Collins St, trams, trains and Parliament House.

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Credits

production company

Commonwealth of Australia

Duration

00:03:40:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1928

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2003613

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Description and travel

History → Melbourne (Vic.) - History

Places → Melbourne (Vic.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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1 times

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Australia, 1928