Newsreel item from 1954 about the steam train “Puffing Billy” making its journey from Ferntree Gully in the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria. At Ferntree Gully, the train is shown with hundreds of children on board. Shows people waving and taking photographs as the train leaves the station to wind its way through the countryside.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311361
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Dandenong Ranges Region (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ferntree Gully (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Social life and customs
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Puffing Billy (Locomotive)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroad trains
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Steam-engines
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Steam-engines
Places → Dandenong Ranges Region (Vic.)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)