Melbourne’s Moomba festival - the city comes alive with processions, regattas, the Herald open air art show, music under the stars at the Myer Music Bowl, and the crowning of the Moomba Queen. The film also shows some of the Melbourne landscape and the background of daily life; Melbourne’s economic expansion; the Melbourne Cup, the race for which the nation stands still; Australian Rules Football, drawing crowds of over 50,000; fine golf courses; hunting; night life. It closes with a coverage of the Moomba procession, with all its varied floats, including the Bunyip and the Chinese dragon.
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In ACMI's collection
Previously on display
22 April 2019
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
501949
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Festivals - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tourism - Australia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tourism - Victoria
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Description and travel
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
Digital Betacam [PAL]; Sub-master
Mini DV; Sub-master
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 - overscan