An impression of the regular Sunday afternoon meeting of “Soap Box Orators” on the bank of the Yarra River in Melbourne. The film is concerned with the characters that make up the gathering, a number of them have been attending the meetings over a period of many years, and some of the speakers have become, well-known identities from their appearances there. The commentary to the film is a series of anecdotes on the “Yarra bank” and its people as told by Percy Lightfoot, a regular visitor to the meetings since 1924. Credits: Sound recordist, Ron Green; Sound editor, Glen Pirani.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012202
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Meetings
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Yarra River (Vic.)
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Speeches, addresses, etc.
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public speaking
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Speeches, addresses, etc.
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Public speaking
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - History
History → Speeches, addresses, etc.
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)