[Kodak Cinegraph compilation. No. 06]

A compilation of silent newsreels including: 1. Wonderful Lake Taupo and trout fishing. 2. North Island - Rotorua, geyserland, a volcano and skiing. Boating on the Wanganui River. 3. Perth, WA - Re-enactment of Fremantle and Stirling proclaiming Western Australian colony in 1829. Winter surfing at Cottesloe and country scenes. 4. The Empire Games in Sydney 1938 - track and field, swimming and diving, and rowing on the Nepean River.

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Credits

production company

Kodak Cinegraph

Duration

00:11:50:00

Production places

Australia New Zealand

Production dates

1938

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

315374

Languages

English

No spoken word

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → New Zealand - Description and travel

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → Sydney (N.S.W.) - History

History → Western Australia - History

Places → Perth (W.A.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Short films → Short films - New Zealand

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

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 Digital Access Copy - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

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Australia and New Zealand, 1938