Promotional film about Kyneton, Victoria, the ‘Cinderella of Victoria’s summer resorts’. Scenes include: the railway; civic buildings; a hotel; shops; churches; the racecourse; botanical gardens; a golf course; a high school and shots of the town taken from the balcony of Rock House. Local points of interest shown include: views from Rockview Ridge and Ennis Hill; Panorama Rocks; Mitchell’s, Quigg’s and Turpin’s Falls; Lincoln Knitting Mills; mineral springs; Metcalf Cascades; the Campaspe and Coliban Rivers; Coliban Reservoir at Tylden and the homestead of Gerald Buckley’s horse stud. Kyneton Agricultural Show is featured.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015953
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kyneton (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tourism - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tourism - Victoria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Social life and customs
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy