
A crowd of 20,000 people welcoming Santa as he arrives by horse-drawn carriage at the Anthony Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.
This clip captures some excellent footage of George Street, Sydney, including its trams.
By using a newsreel format, the advertisement captures people’s attention and presents Anthony Hordern & Sons as newsworthy and significant. It also shows Anthony Hordern & Sons as part of the Sydney community by contributing to its Christmas celebrations.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.