[Len Moncur Home Movies: Reel 1]

This films shows the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, including the opening ceremony, athletes competing in events, decorations in the city and the arrival of Prince Philip to close the Olympic Games.

Selected highlights list:
00:03:51:00 Olympic sign featuring torch, ‘1956’ and the rings
00:08:27:00 cyclists on a velodrome
00:09:57:00 some spectacular diving at the Olympic Swimming Stadium
00:11:44:00 torch bearers running with the Olympic torch
00:13:45:00 the Opening Ceremony
00:20:10:00 Ron Clarke running into the stadium
00:21:00:00 Clarke lighting the cauldron
00:25:35:00 television broadcast vans including the Herald Sun, the ABC and GTV9
00:25:49:00 various track and field events
00:33:30:00 athletes walking up through the crowd of spectators
00:35:41:00 newspaper headlines for Betty Cuthbert’s win
00:41:47:00 Flinders Street Station decorated with the Olympic rings and flags
00:49:00:00 licence plate with Olympic rings
00:49:48:00 on the harbour for yachting
00:51:50:00 the arrival of Prince Philip
00:54:30:00 crowds, including people in costume
00:54:50:00 rows of parked 1950s cars
01:00:52:00 athletes sign autographs
01:02:01:00 a fallen cyclist is helped up by two officials
01:04:07:00 country flags lining a boulevard
01:11:12:00 a brass band
01:16:00:00 Olympic rings lit up at night
01:16:35:00 the closing ceremony