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SOCCER - CRICKET - PERHAPS! BUT RUGBY - WELL GIRLS - REALLY!!

Soccer - Cricket - Perhaps! But Rugby - Well Girls - Really!! (1933)

Women's Rugby match played...

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL FINAL aka AUSTRALIAN RUGBY FOOTBALL FINAL Dublin issue

Australian Football Final AKA Australian Rugby Football Final Dublin Issue (1941)

Melbourne...

BIG MELBOURNE BLAZE Dublin issue

Big Melbourne Blaze Dublin Issue (1941)

Melbourne firemen fight fire at rubber tyre dump.

'IT'S SUMMER TIME DOWN UNDER'

'it's Summer Time Down Under' (1925)

Boats are decorated with flowers for the annual regatta in...

HELICOPTER AIDS BUILDERS

Helicopter Aids Builders (1964)

A helicopter is used by Australian builders to ferry heavy units onto...

CRANE CRASHES ON BUILDING

Crane Crashes On Building (1961)

Crane crashes on building and killing three people in Melbourne.

WOMEN'S RUGBY aka  WOMEN FOOTBALLERS aka FAST FEMALE FOOTBALL

Women's Rugby AKA Women Footballers AKA Fast Female Football (1947)

Charity women's rugby...

 

 

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA'S ASCOT

Melbourne Australia's Ascot (1921)

Glamorous people attend the Melbourne Cup horse race in Australia.

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.

AUSTRALIAN FIREMEN PLAY FOOTBALL WITH HOSES aka AUSTRALIA

Australian Firemen Play Football With Hoses AKA Australia (1938)

Firemen use the jets of their...

AUSTRALIAN RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP aka RUGBY FOOTBALL FINAL AT MELBOURNE

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

Australian Rules...

AJAX WINS AGAIN

Ajax Wins Again (1940)

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

PRAM BUS

Pram Bus (1942)

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

ALSATIANS

Alsatians (1943)

An Alsatian dog shows off her 13 puppies - incomplete.

REAL WAY TO DRIVE

Real Way To Drive (1963)

Canadian stunt drivers in Melbourne, Australia.

1943 MELBOURNE CUP

1943 Melbourne Cup (1943)

1943 Melbourne Cup horse race.

INTERNATIONAL AIR CONFERENCE OPENS

International Air Conference Opens (1947)

Opening of the international air conference

 RECORD SALE FOR OLYMPIC GAMES TICKETS

Record Sale For Olympic Games Tickets (1955)

Tickets for the 1956 Australian Olympics start to...

AUSTRALIAN POLICE SWOOP ON MARKET FOR GUNS

Australian Police Swoop On Market For Guns (1964)

Australian police search Melbourne market for...

AUSSIE RULES FINALS aka TIGERS DOWN CATS

Aussie Rules Finals AKA Tigers Down Cats (1967)

Footage of Aussie Rules Football final between...

BILLIARDS CHAMPION

Billiards Champion (1920)

Shots of the billiards champion 'Melbourne Inman'.

HELICOPTER DRIES FOOTBALL PITCH

Helicopter Dries Football Pitch (1963)

Helicopter used to dry football pitch in Melbourne, Australia.

AUSTRALIA WINS SECOND TEST

Australia Wins Second Test (1933)

Don Bradman plays a great game in the Second Test against the...

AUSTRALIA'S OLD CROCKS

Australia's Old Crocks (1934)

Old crocks race is organised in Melbourne - contestants dress for he...

MELBOURNE CUP

Melbourne Cup (1935)

"Marabou", the favourite horse, wins the Melbourne Cup in Australia.

"Drummed Out!" (1935)

A huge band of drumming boys bangs out a tune in Melbourne, Australia.

MOTHER'S DEPUTY

Mother's Deputy (1935)

The male emu incubates the eggs, includes nice shots of baby emus. Melbourne Zoo,...

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION HORSE part of DUBLIN REEL

Australian Champion Horse Part Of Dublin Reel (1941)

Champion horse 'Ajax' wins at Melbourne Races....

SEVEN YEAR OLD FIDDLER

Seven Year Old Fiddler (1943)

Seven year old Desmond Bradley plays violin for the troops in Melbourne.

SMART, I'LL SAY THEY ARE

Smart, I'll Say They Are (1941)

The Women's Auxiliary branch of the Australian Air Force practise...

MELBOURNE CUP Dublin issue

Melbourne Cup Dublin Issue (1941)

Horse named 'Skipton' wins the Melbourne Cup race.

THE STALK DROPS ITS BUNDLE

The Stalk Drops Its Bundle (1945)

New baby koala in Melbourne Zoo.

HANDS ACROSS THE SEA!  aka HANDS ACROSS THE SEAS

Hands Across The Sea! AKA Hands Across The Seas (1924)

Battle Cruiser visits Melbourne,...

AUSTRALIA'S DERBY - THE MELBOURNE CUP

Australia's Derby - The Melbourne Cup (1938)

'Catalogue' wins the Melbourne Cup horse race. ...

AUSTRALIA'S DERBY - MELBOURNE CUP

Australia's Derby - Melbourne Cup (1938)

'Catalogue' wins the Melbourne Cup horse race. Australia....

EMPIRE'S BEST BABY

Empire's Best Baby (1924)

Toddler Pat Wilson wins title of Empire's best baby over 60,000 entrants.

THE ONE TEST WE DID WIN

The One Test We Did Win (1925)

Cricketers Hobbs and Sutcliffe receive gifts from Australian team in...

DUMB MAN SPEAKS Dublin issue

Dumb Man Speaks Dublin Issue (1942)

Man left mute by a throat operation shows us the home-made device...

MACARTHUR IN AUSTRALIA

Macarthur In Australia (1942)

General Douglas MacArthur and his wife arrive in Melbourne, Australia.

TAKING THE PLUNGE Dublin issue

Taking The Plunge Dublin Issue (1942)

Diving display from a bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne,...

AUSTRALIANS WELCOME AMERICANS

Australians Welcome Americans (1925)

Governor-General Lord Forster inspects American sailors in...

AUSTRALIAN GRAND NATIONAL

Australian Grand National (1939)

Horse racing in Melbourne Australia.

MELBOURNE

Melbourne (1939)

Footage of the ice skater Megan Taylor on the ice in Melbourne, Australia.

THE MELBOURNE CUP RACE

The Melbourne Cup Race (1940)

Horse racing for the Melbourne Cup in Australia

WIDE WIDE WORLD - AUSTRALIA

Wide Wide World - Australia (1946)

Cricket - the English test team take on Victoria at Melbourne,...

CATS!

Cats! (1933)

Children try to catch cats to take to a school cat show in Melbourne.

PETER THE KANGAROO

Peter The Kangaroo (1937)

Melbourne kangaroo Peter in fight with a dummy.

ICE GIRL

Ice Girl (1939)

Girl being sealed in block of ice and released after twenty minutes at Melbourne fair.

TRAMS aka CABLE TRAMS END IN MELBOURNE

Trams AKA Cable Trams End In Melbourne (1941)

The run of the cable tram comes to an end as new buses...