Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1934 - King George, Queen Mary and Prince of Wales visit Australia - Locust plague and hunting the ‘pest’ kangaroo - Tasmanian wolf close to extinction - Camels in Adelaide - Louis Bleriot’s first crossing of the English Channel - Charles Ulm disappears between California and Australia - England to Australia air race - Australia wins the Ashes - Peter Pan wins the Melbourne Cup … and much more. Rated: G
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300956
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Camels - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Thylacine
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Hot air balloons
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hot air balloons
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Melbourne Cup (Horse race)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)