Geelong and district : Moving memories 1911 - 1950s

Australia, 1997

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History comes alive with the rarely seen footage of Geelong and surrounding districts presented on this video. This compilation, selected from newsreels, documentaries, home movies and election propaganda. Featured are the towns of Geelong, Moriac, Queenscliff, Colac, Lorne and Corio. Highlights include: VFL Geelong vs Essendon 1911 ; WWI troops leaving Geelong ; Queenscliff 1923 ; construction of the Great Ocean Road 1920s ; Geelong centenary parade 1938 ; Miss Geelong 1945 ; Barwon floods 1951.

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Credits

production company

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

Duration

01:28:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1997

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

308197

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

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

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia

History → Australia - History

History → Australia - History - 20th century

History → History

Places → Geelong (Vic.)

Places → Great Ocean Road (Vic.)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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