This clip shows the gathering of people, probably members of the Farey family, at an alpine lodge. They are all well dressed in suits and hats.

The Farey family enjoy a picnic on a river bank in the 1930s. They drink tea and throw stones into the river.

Made by The Commonwealth Film Unit 1971. Directed by Brian Hannant. Travelling around Sydney using a variety of public transport.

This simple home movie clip captures afternoon tea on board a boat at Pittwater, Sydney in 1932.

A still taken on the set of the documentary Constructing Australia: The Bridge, 2006 - Film Australia Collection © NFSA.
 

In early 1940, with Australia less than a year into World War 2, a 17-year-old George Shirley used his father’s 16 mm movie camera to film RMS Queen Mary arriving in Sydney Harbour.