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A NEWS PICTURE THAT'S A TONIC

A News Picture That's A Tonic (1933)

Australian ex-servicemen enjoy their annual golfing championship.

BRITISH IS BEST

British Is Best (1934)

Cows being loaded into large wooden transport boxes - to go to Australia.

"Lambs Across The Sea" (1931)

A large consignment of lamb and other goods from Australia arrive by ship...

AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND

Australia V England (1936)

Rugby - Australia beats England in Sydney.

SYDNEY'S ROYAL SHOW

Sydney's Royal Show (1937)

Horse riding and jumping contest at Sydney Royal Show.

DANGERS OF THE DEEP AT SYDNEY

Dangers Of The Deep At Sydney (1937)

An octopus steals diver's helmet.

THERE AIN'T NO SUCH ANIMAL

There Ain't No Such Animal (1932)

Excellent footage of the strange looking creature the duck billed...

 

 

BIRD SANCTUARY

Bird Sanctuary (1940)

Kookaburras in a wild bird sanctuary feed from the hands of farmers who work the...

600 GALLONS A MINUTE

600 Gallons A Minute (1943)

Firemen displays at the Brisbane River and in Sydney.

MUDLARKS AT MELBOURNE

Mudlarks At Melbourne (1943)

Colonus wins a horse race at Melbourne in a pouring rain.

THE MELBOURNE CUP

The Melbourne Cup (1945)

Rainbird wins the Melbourne Cup horse race.

FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA

Floods In Australia (1945)

New South Wales, Australia, suffers severe floods.

PIGMY PRINCESS IN AUSTRALIA

Pigmy Princess In Australia (1937)

Midget woman - "Pigmy Princess" - dances and speaks to camera in...

QUEENSLAND MOTORCYCLE SCRAMBLE

Queensland Motorcycle Scramble (1937)

Motorcycle hill climbing contest in Australia.

PAINT FACTORY FIRE IN SYDNEY

Paint Factory Fire In Sydney (1938)

A fire at a Sydney paint factory becomes the biggest Australian...

AUSTRALIAN FIREMEN PLAY FOOTBALL WITH HOSES aka AUSTRALIA

Australian Firemen Play Football With Hoses AKA Australia (1938)

Firemen use the jets of their...

THE TOTE TO BE LEGALISED

The Tote To Be Legalised (1927)

Mechanisation and electrical machinery are introduced to monitor...

KEEP AUSTRALIA WHITE

Keep Australia White (1923)

Emigrants leave for Australia together with sailors who are going to serve 2...

MODERN PILGRIM FATHERS

Modern Pilgrim Fathers (1924)

Families from Devon are seen leaving Plymouth on a ship bound for...

AUSTRALIAN SEAL ISLAND - PHILLIP ISLAND

Australian Seal Island - Phillip Island (1938)

An item showing a colony of seals off Phillip Island...

ADELAIDE CRICKET

Adelaide Cricket (1938)

An item showing cricketers practising at Adelaide in Australia. Soundtrack...

WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE ENDS

World Scout Jamboree Ends (1939)

Footage of the thousands of scouts in Australia at the end of the...

IMP OF THE ICE

Imp Of The Ice (1942)

English ice skating champion Hope Braine gives a skating demonstration in...

THE QUEEN MARY IN AUSTRALIA

The Queen Mary In Australia (1944)

In her new role as troopship, liner "The Queen Mary" transports...

CUE TRICKS

Cue Tricks (1939)

Footage of billiard player Bob Marshall performing trick shots in Sydney, Australia.

AUSTRALIAN RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP aka RUGBY FOOTBALL FINAL AT MELBOURNE

Australian Rugby Championship AKA Rugby Football Final At Melbourne (1940)

Australian Rules...

SKY SCRAPER TOWER FOR SYDNEY

Sky Scraper Tower For Sydney (1940)

A new steel tower is built on top of a building in Sydney,...

OLD CROCKS RALLY aka VETERAN CAR RALLY - AUSTRALIA

Old Crocks Rally AKA Veteran Car Rally - Australia (1940)

Veteran cars on parade in Australia.

AUSTRALIAN GRAND NATIONAL

Australian Grand National (1940)

Horse racing scenes as the Aussie Grand National is won by...

AJAX WINS AGAIN

Ajax Wins Again (1940)

Wonder horse Ajax wins a major race in Melbourne, Australia.

A TEST FOR DON BRADMAN

A Test For Don Bradman (1946)

Don Bradman demonstrates his cricket skills for South Australia.

ON THE RUN!

On The Run! (1934)

Sheep are herded and sheared in Australia.

SONS OF THE SURF

Sons Of The Surf (1934)

Men on surfboards ride the waves in Australia.

BRINGING HOME THE BACON

Bringing Home The Bacon (1932)

Young women take part in pig racing in Australia.

BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA

Bush Fires In Australia (1952)

Bush Fires in New South Wales, Eastern Australia - farms and houses in...

ENTOMBED BOY SNATCHED FROM DEATH aka ENTOMBOS BOY

Entombed Boy Snatched From Death AKA Entombos Boy (1957)

Miners work round the clock to dig out a...

COMMONWEALTH SHEEP SHOW

Commonwealth Sheep Show (1951)

Commonwealth Sheep Show takes place in Sydney, Australia.

BLACK KNIGHT INTO SPACE

Black Knight Into Space (1958)

Black Knight rocket is launched from the Woomera base in Australia.

WHALES

Whales (1937)

A look at three whales swimming just off Sydney harbour, Australia.

LONDON COURT aka issue title - SHOULD AULD ACQUAINTANCE ...

London Court AKA Issue Title - Should Auld Acquaintance ... (1938)

Office complex in Australia...

CRASHING CARS

Crashing Cars (1938)

Australian stuntman crashes cars for living.

MARIONETTES

Marionettes (1939)

Puppeteers put on a clever marionette show. Australia.

SPEEDBOATS

Speedboats (1939)

Speedboats race around Sydney harbour during tests, Australia.

GIANT ANT HILL issue title ANTIPODES CALLING

Giant Ant Hill Issue Title Antipodes Calling (1938)

Giant ant hills in Australia that are bigger...

TOBY JUG MAKER issue title is PETS AND POTS

Toby Jug Maker Issue Title Is Pets And Pots (1940)

Toby jugs being made on a potter's wheel, then...

SALT HARVEST issue title - IS THAT SO

Salt Harvest Issue Title - Is That So (1941)

A look at the process of gathering sea salt. Australia....

BOW MEN AND WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA

Bow Men And Women Of Australia (1941)

An item showing how bows and arrows are made, we also see people...

MODEL PLANE

Model Plane (1941)

An Australian designer shows off his latest gas powered model aeroplane.

PRAM BUS

Pram Bus (1942)

A special bus for mothers with babies and prams runs in Melbourne, Australia.

CHARCOAL MOTOR BIKE aka CHARCOAL MOTORBIKE

Charcoal Motor Bike AKA Charcoal Motorbike (1942)

An item showing an economical motorcycle which...