TAGGED: 1930s
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This is a formative recording of Australian Hawaiian music.

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An ice delivery man carries a block of ice from his truck into a suburban home. A woman opens an Iceway ice refrigerator to show how the block of ice cools and preserves food.

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This clip examines the situation for women in the 1930s Depression when many were forced to work as the men in their families were unemployed.

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The Premier of NSW, Jack Lang, and a large party of officials, walk towards the ribbon at the approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

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From an elevated position, the camera pans over the gathered crowds in attendance for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge celebrations.

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Inspired by the 1925 silent version of Ben-Hur, two NSW police officers recreated the famous chariot race scene ... with motorcycles!

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This clip, shot by the Archibald family, shows a little girl’s birthday party in the early 1930s.

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At Echo Point in the Blue Mountains, lovers Jack (Harry Cantor) and Jill (Margaret Jackson) begin their quest to find a £500 cheque hidden in the area.

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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.

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Production still from 1939 comedy Gone to the Dogs, starring George Wallace.