Spring fever

Introduced by scenes at Flemington in the 1860’s, preparations for the Melbourne Cup are shown, social sidelights and finally the running of the Centenary Melbourne Cup on 1st. November, 1960.

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Credits

director

William McCarty

production company

Cinesound

Duration

00:15:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1961

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322873

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

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

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Horse racing - Australia

Places → Melbourne (Vic.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

35mm film; Master

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Australia, 1961

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