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Archibald Family: Sydney harbour and Bridge scenes

1932

Archibald Family: Sydney harbour and Bridge scenes

1932

  • NFSA IDBEDKVRHR
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormHome movie
  • Year1932

This home movie clip, shot by the Archibald family, is taken from on board a boat in Sydney Harbour. It shows various steamships and boats on Sydney Harbour as well as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, soon after it was completed in 1932.

This home movie clip, shot by the Archibald family, is taken from on board a boat in Sydney Harbour. It shows various steamships and boats on Sydney Harbour as well as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, soon after it was completed in 1932.

  • Some shots are taken through the halyards, giving us a first hand perspective of what it’s like being out on the harbour. It ends with wide shots of the newly completed Harbour Bridge – with a notable absence of buildings at either end.

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