Views of Sydney Harbour, city and inner suburbs from the roof-tops of various buildings. Shows scenes of everyday activities, roof gardens, play-grounds, swimming pools, street traffic, etc. viewed from above. Includes humorous animated sequence involving a man, his towel and a woman beside a swimming pool. No spoken commentary. Edited by Wayne Le Clos; photographed by George Alexander; music by Eric Gross and script by Antonio Colacino.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009262
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney (N.S.W.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sydney Harbour (N.S.W.)
Experimental → Experimental films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)