Sightseeing in Thailand

Before our feeds were flooded with palm trees and pool-sides, a small band of amateur filmmakers captured their experiences as part of a postwar wave of Australian tourists. 

This silent movie from 1958 takes us down a waterway in Thailand, the camera’s eye gazing curiously at towering temples, a Coca-Cola sign, and locals playing music, out with their boats and cooling off. 

The movie, by R Minter, is one of almost 6,000 home-movie titles in our collection. The Minters recorded their many stops through South-East Asia and India until ultimately arriving in Italy.