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Public Transport
This diverse collection spans 100 years and shows the relationship between Australia's growing population and evolving public transport systems. Footage includes the North Shore ferry in 1899; ...
Collection
Melbourne Time Capsule
Explore iconic sights and sounds of Melbourne captured on film and in song, dating from a look down Collins Street in the 1890s to the streets of Fitzroy in 2019. Collection items will bring memories...
Audio
Brisbane tram recording
Trams recorded at the corner of Adelaide and Wharf Sts, Brisbane, Qld in May 1967. This recording is part of the James Eric Bird Collection of Steam Trains of NSW, even though this one is neither a...
Video
The last trams in Brisbane, 1969
The Brisbane tramway network served the city between 1885 and 1969. The music accompanying the archival footage of the 199-kilometre tram network and its routes is an attempt to evoke a wistful sense...
Video
Sydney Tramways: Anzac Parade Junction (c.1928)
At Anzac Parade Junction, trams carry crowds from the racecourse to Circular Quay and from the Sydney Showground to Central Station. The busy intersection is a bustling chaos of trams, buses, cars...
Video
Sydney in the silent film era, 1896-1929 - part 2
Before the Bridge – Sydney in the Silent Film Era (1896–1929) is a series of silent film highlights that screened at Martin Place during the 2012 Sydney Film Festival. Scenes: Footage filmed on top...
Video
Marvellous Melbourne: Swanston and Collins Streets by tram
A point-of-view shot of a tram crossing Princes Bridge towards the city shows Flinders Street Station on the left of the frame, and St Paul’s Cathedral on the right. Further along Swanston Street,...
Video
City Traffic in Variable Moods
This is a whimsical item from a newsreel segment that shows the road and pedestrian traffic around the Flinders and Swanston St intersection in Melbourne, as well as a ride on a South Melbourne tram...
Video
Commuting by Cable: Musical trams
Melbourne’s cable trams operated from 1885 to 1940. Jaunty music accompanies a tram ride through Melbourne in the 1920s. Summary by Damien Parer.
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Commuting by Cable: Driving the cable
Historical footage shows the operation of Melbourne’s cable trams with voice-over explaining in detail how they were propelled by underground cable driven by steam boilers. The cable was in...
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