Day at the Show

Australia, 1959

Film Tourism
Day at the Show thumbnail image.

A visit to Melbourne’s Royal Show. Commentary designed for children showing the animals, pavilions, motor displays, show bags, fun fair and the grand parade ending with a fireworks display.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

This work has been digitised and can be viewed in the display above.

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Previously on display

22 April 2019

ACMI Viewing Booths

Credits

production company

State Film Centre of Victoria

Victoria. Audio-Visual Education Centre

Duration

00:10:08:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1959

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325420

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/95688--day-at-the-show/ |title=Day at the Show |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=18 March 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}