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Tagged: 1930s
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Along the panoramic drive which skirts the heights of the Blue Mountains, people come in search of beauty and hidden treasures. Looking out from the road, the rock wall dividing the Megalong and...
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Black-and-white actuality footage of three women walk along the shoreline of an unknown isolated beach. They then cartwheel across the sand. The same women are shown later on, wearing different...
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In this 1932 travelogue shot and narrated by Frank Hurley, rat tails bring a reward of sixpence each (equivalent to about $5 today) and Lord Howe Island locals join the hunt for the pests.
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George (George Wallace), Henry (John Dobbie) and their dog Aloysius are trapped in the haunted house, the lair of master criminal Dr Sunderman. They encounter a variety of scary effects designed to...
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This clip shows dog owners and their canine pets on proud display at the Centenary Dog Club at Melbourne Showgrounds. Each dog is identified by name and breed, along with their owners, in the...
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Only a few Efftee newsreels have survived and this one is a vivid record of Melbourne society at play in the 1930s, complete with a society party in South Yarra.
This clip shows a sherry party held...
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A film from 1937 about an expedition led by Sydney businessman, H. V. Foy to Central Australia to trace the story of Harry Lasseter and his lost gold reef. Combines documentary and docu-drama,...
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A film from 1937 about an expedition led by Sydney businessman, H. V. Foy to Central Australia to trace the story of Harry Lasseter and his lost gold reef. Combines documentary and docu-drama,...
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Darley (Frank Harvey) has just shot dead Charles Blake (Campbell Copelin), in Jim Thornton’s cabin. Blake had made Claire Darley pregnant, then refused to marry her. Thornton (Frank Leighton) and...
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A union agitator urges Burbridge’s timber workers to strike for better pay, or join the opposition firm, run by Charles Blake. Jim Thornton (Frank Leighton) knocks him down and wins the respect of...