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In 2018 the 21st Commonwealth Games took place on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
Seventy-one nations competed in 275 events across 18 sports. It was the fifth Commonwealth Games to be held in Australia...
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Explore the beauty of Perth, Western Australia and surrounds in this collection of footage covering 1907 to 1972.
Discover streets scenes in Perth from more than a century ago, see a snapshot of life...
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It's Western Australia's time to shine as we look at a selection of films made about the sunny state from 1907-1972.
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A selection of films made about Australia's South West dating from 1907 to 1972.
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'Hosanna to the Son of David' is performed by the Choir of St George’s Cathedral; the recording took place within the cathedral, located at 38 St George’s Terrace, Perth. Being an a cappella piece,...
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Newsreader Terry Willesee treats Nine News viewers to a Christmas poem highlighting Perth's best lights from Marangaroo, Morley and Armadale.
Originally broadcast on STW-9 Perth on 24 December 1996.
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This report from Seven News marks 30 years since Perth was terrorised by a serial killer who murdered 8 victims in total, and attempted to murder 14 others, from 1959 to 1963.
Eric Edgar Cooke, the...
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This film was made in 1940 by William George Alma, a member of the Victorian Amateur Cine Society who was predominantly a magician and collector of material about magic.
Shots of Perth’s main streets...
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Leonard Corrick’s camera moves up and down the streets of Perth recording the action on the street. At one point a man bumps into another man in the street and fisticuffs ensue as the camera moves...
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The interior of the Ambassadors Theatre in Perth, showing seating in the upper circle. The Ambassadors Theatre was designed as an 'atmospheric picture palace' and opened in November 1928. Other...