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Australasian Gazette – Conversion (c.1920)
Title:
Australasian Gazette – Conversion (c.1920)
NFSA ID
100864
Year
1920
In this 1920 newsreel, work commences at Victoria Parade for the electrification of the cable tram system of Collins Street, Melbourne.
Newsreels were an integral part of cinema programming in Australia before the advent of television in 1956. Issued on a weekly basis, the newsreels enabled people to further engage with local and national political stories and events.
Curator
Elizabeth Taggart-Speers
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