For important COVID-safety and visitor information please see Visit Us
Tagged: 1920s
Video
This short silent footage captures a screen test of film actress Isabel McDonagh (who acted under her stage name, Marie Lorraine), circa 1926.
Isabel was the eldest of the three McDonagh sisters who...
Video
A scene from the Australian silent film The Cheaters (1929) featuring the flapper-style 1920s sequined evening dress worn by Paula Marsh (played by Isabel McDonagh, credited as Marie Lorraine).
Paula...
Video
This clip documents the spectacle of a large surf carnival on Bondi Beach in approximately 1929. The surf clubs march on the sand and lifesavers give a resuscitation demonstration.
Summary by...
Video
A young boy, Snooks, chases the animated figure of Snippy up a ladder in his back garden. Snippy teases Snooks before springing over his head and up a tree, then onto a children’s roundabout. Snooks...
Video
A shot of Hurley’s boat and his seaplane being unloaded off a ship from Sydney at Hanuabada, near Port Moresby. The people in their canoes help Hurley with his plane.
Summary by Liz McNiven
Video
Arbor Day at the Heidelberg Golf Club, a day where individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. A procession of vintage cars follows and the high society of the day are in attendance wearing...
Video
Inspection of the land being purchased as the site for the new Heidelberg Golf Club. It shows the sparse geography of the Heidelberg area during the 1920s and it could even be argued that the...
Video
This clip shows a group of club members assembled on the steps of the main building and then showing their skills at teeing off (some merely performing practice swings). Curiously the main gate...
Video
An NFSA digital restoration of the silent version of The Cheaters (Paulette McDonagh, Australia, 1929). Completed in 2017.
Video
Women in bathers standing by a pond or pool. Approx. 6 people enjoying a day outside by the pool, a picnic and swimming.