Silent footage of parts of Victoria and its people from the 1950s produced to promote Victoria. “The Rip” is the first sequence lasting approximately three minutes, where a family park the car to take in the view. They watch large cargo ships traverse the narrow entrance to Port Phillip Bay known as The Rip. Point Lonsdale is shown - the main street (full of fabulous cars from the era) and the lighthouse. Family beach fun is shown as children play in the shallows, people sunbake or rest in the shade of an umbrella, knit, go camping, wash baby in a big plastic tub, walk over the dunes, go surfing or play ballgames. “The Rose Chapel of St Helena” is a sequence approximately two minutes long about a small church in the Eltham/Greensborough area but before getting to that area there are a couple of shots of the City of Melbourne. The Chapel is shown, as are the gravestones from the 1850s that surround the chapel of this small Church of England. Some patrons and a clergyman are also in attendance. “Yarra Bridges” is the final sequence lasting about three minutes and it has some wonderful views of Melbourne and the Bridges that cross the Yarra River. St Pauls Cathedral over Princes Bridge, a view of the Governor’s Residence, cars, trains and assorted automobiles, a white helmeted policeman directing traffic, construction of pillars for a new bridge, the swing bridge at Yarra Bend and a Yarra River Boat Cruise are all shown.
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ACMI Identifier
310925
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Beaches
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Holidays
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Buildings, structures, etc
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Port Phillip Bay (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - Victoria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tourism - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tourism - Victoria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Yarra River (Vic.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Beaches
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Victoria
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Summer
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City traffic - Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Lighthouses
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
History → Australia - History - 1945-1965
History → Automobiles - History
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - Buildings, structures, etc
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Beaches
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bridges - Australia
Places → Port Phillip Bay (Vic.)
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy