[Alexander Sinclair Home Movies: Reel 5]

Alexander Sinclair (21 October 1918 – 3 May 1998) was an amateur filmmaker who lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Evelyn Sinclair for approximately 20 years from 1959 onwards. They lived in Port Moresby for three years, followed by Goroka. He made home movies of life in Papua New Guinea and travels with Evelyn and their friends to the UK, the Netherlands, USA, Melbourne and Sydney throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

The collection of home movies, originally made on Super 8mm film, was donated to ACMI by their daughter Elizabeth Robbins.

This film shows a trip to Israel including visits to Jerusalem before the wall was constructed and various religious sites, such as the Wailing Wall, King David’s Tomb, Lazarus Tomb.

Selected HIghlights List (time codes from Access Overscan)
00:00:52:00 the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, also known as the Buraq Wall in Islamic
00:01:01:00 Mount of Olives, Chapel of Assencion
00:03:20:00 King David’s Tomb
00:04:25:00 Manger Square
00:09:17:00 local children with animals and tents
00:09:39:00 Beth’ Shearim Catacombs outside the entrance
00:09:59:00 Megiddo City, featuring the city water system, swimming pool
00:10:59:00 Belvouir Castle remains from 12th Century
00:12:22:00 Rosh Hanikra cable car alongside chalk cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean Sea
00:14:42:00 Capharaum – the Town of Jesus, city and scenic views
00:15:36:00 border crossing, family and friends posing with Israel military
00:16:51:00 waterfalls
00:017:05:00 the Good Fence and Temple of Augustus
00:18:34:00 houses in side of mountains
00:19:47:00 high country, stone houses in amongst stone hills with incredible sunsets
00:20:32:00 Lazarus Tomb and Inn of the Good Samaritan