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Tagged: 1930s
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It was billed as the Greatest Air Race ever, requiring participants to fly from London to Melbourne within 16 days stopping at Baghdad, Allahabad, Singapore, Darwin and Charleville along the way. The...
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Melbourne-born Freda Thompson (1906–80) was the first Australian woman to fly solo from the United Kingdom to Australia. In this newsreel she is seen landing at Mascot, Sydney in her de Havilland...
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Charles Kingsford Smith (Smithy) and the Southern Star land at Melbourne on 21 January 1932. Overseas mail is unloaded from the plane after Smithy successfully completed the first commercial flight...
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British-born aviator Amy (Johnnie) Johnson was the first female pilot to fly solo from England to Australia. She landed at Darwin Airport on 24 May 1930 in Jason, her Gipsy Moth G-AAAH biplane, after...
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John Ainsworth (Lloyd Hughes) has returned to the theatre after seeing his father in hospital. He conducts the final act of his new opera, unaware that the young singer playing the understudy is his...
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This newsreel features highlights from the athletics competition at the 1938 Empire Games: the men's and women's 100 yards sprint finals, high jump and broad (long) jump.
English sprinter Cyril...
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Australia has always been proud of its swimming champions. However, in this clip of highlights from the 1938 Empire Games it is Canadian Bob Pirie who takes the gold in the men's 110 yards freestyle...
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The men's pole vault, broad jump (long jump) and women's high jump feature in this silent clip of highlights from the 1938 British Empire Games.
Andries du Plessis from South Africa won gold by...
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This newsreel features footage of the opening ceremony of the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney. These were the third Empire Games and the first to be held in the southern hemisphere.
They were...
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This silent clip illustrates Decima Norman's unusual running style. Though unorthodox, it was clearly effective!
Clara ‘Decima’ Norman’s five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney...