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MENACE OF THE RABBIT

Menace Of The Rabbit (1948)

Footage of the steps taken by Australian farmers in culling the rabbit...

FOUR LEGGED DYNAMITE

Four Legged Dynamite (1933)

Rodeo scenes from Australian championships.

PLANE TAILS

Plane Tails (1932)

Men and boys fly model aeroplanes in Australia.

BIG MELBOURNE BLAZE Dublin issue

Big Melbourne Blaze Dublin Issue (1941)

Melbourne firemen fight fire at rubber tyre dump.

AUSTRALIA V SOUTH AFRICA RUGBY TEST IN THE MUD

Australia V South Africa Rugby Test In The Mud (1937)

South Africa beats Australia in a muddy...

PET ROOSTER IN AUSTRALIA

Pet Rooster In Australia (1938)

A rooster gets a bath from a little girl, then is made to wear a dress...

'IT'S SUMMER TIME DOWN UNDER'

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

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

 

 

SHELTER BABIES Dublin issue

Shelter Babies Dublin Issue (1942)

Children and babies at an Australian nursery school slide down a...

THIS FREEDOM!

This Freedom! (1933)

Women replace long skirts with shorts for tennis in Australia.

WELL BACKED !

Well Backed ! (1932)

Models display the latest fashions in swimsuits. Australia.

WOOD FIBRE FLOWERS

Wood Fibre Flowers (1931)

False flowers made of thin wood fibre sheets imported from Australia.

TATTOO SOLDIERS

Tattoo Soldiers (1942)

Three heavily tattooed soldiers show off their designs.

WATER DIVINER

Water Diviner (1943)

A water diviner finds water in Australia.

SURF BRAVES

Surf Braves (1934)

Young men in trunks jump into waves on a rocky part of the Australian coast - no...

BEACHWEAR FASHIONS

Beachwear Fashions (1940-1949)

Australian newsreel item showing latest fashions in swimwear.

AUSTRALIAN BROTHERS CRICKET ELEVEN

Australian Brothers Cricket Eleven (1938)

The 11 Ackworth brothers make up a cricket team and also...

CRANE CRASHES ON BUILDING

Crane Crashes On Building (1961)

Crane crashes on building and killing three people in Melbourne.

GRAPE HARVEST

Grape Harvest (1962)

Grape harvest at the Barossa Valley in Australia.

GIRLS TRAIN FOR AIR HOSTESS JOBS

Girls Train For Air Hostess Jobs (1964)

Girls in training for air hostess jobs in Australia.

VERDUN SWISS CHALET IN AUSTRALIA

Verdun Swiss Chalet In Australia (1962)

Fine carvings and fittings of Swiss style chalet.

 RADIUM HILL IS NOW A GHOST TOWN

Radium Hill Is Now A Ghost Town (1962)

Town built for mine workers is abandoned when all the...

SERGEANT DOES TAPESTRY IN AUSTRALIAN ARMY

Sergeant Does Tapestry In Australian Army (1964)

Sergeant seated doing tapestry work.

POODLE FASHION SHOW IN AUSTRALIA aka POODLE FASHION SHOW

Poodle Fashion Show In Australia AKA Poodle Fashion Show (1964)

Ridiculous item on poodles being...

BALLET SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY

Ballet School In The Country (1965)

Girls ballet school in countryside near Sydney, Australia.

ART IN LADIES HAIR SALON

Art In Ladies Hair Salon (1965)

Artists exhibit their work in Australia's hair salon.

OLD BUILDINGS RESTORED AT WINDSOR IN AUSTRALIA

Old Buildings Restored At Windsor In Australia (1965)

Old buildings restored at Windsor,...

FUR FASHIONS FOR 1964 IN AUSTRALIA

Fur Fashions For 1964 In Australia (1964)

Fur fashions on show in Australia.

SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE

Sydney Harbour Bridge (1968)

Various shots of the massive Sydney Harbour Bridge from various angles.

SYDNEY

Sydney (1970-1979)

Good footage of Sydney Opera House.

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...

LEDERMYCIN A NEW DRUG PREPARED IN VICTORIA

Ledermycin A New Drug Prepared In Victoria (1963)

New drug ledermycin produced in small Australian...

AUSTRALIA TARA AIR STRIP FOR QUEENSLAND OIL TOWN

Australia Tara Air Strip For Queensland Oil Town (1962)

Air strip for Australian oil rigs in small...

THE MELBOURNE CUP

The Melbourne Cup (1945)

Rainbird wins the Melbourne Cup horse race.

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...

MODERN PILGRIM FATHERS

Modern Pilgrim Fathers (1924)

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

WORLD SCOUT JAMBOREE ENDS

World Scout Jamboree Ends (1939)

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

BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA

Bush Fires In Australia (1952)

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

CHILDREN'S ORCHESTRA

Children's Orchestra (1945)

Australian newsreel item about a children's orchestra.

ROAD TO HEALTH

Road To Health (1946)

Children running after piglet, rodeo competition and Maori children playing.

TWINS RULE THE SCHOOL

Twins Rule The School (1947)

Twelve sets of twins in one school in South Australia.

AUSTRALIA SYDNEY ROYAL EASTER SHOW

Australia Sydney Royal Easter Show (1963)

Royal Easter Show in Sydney, Australia.

SYDNEY HARBOUR - COLOUR

Sydney Harbour - Colour (1950-1959)

Colour shot of Sydney harbour with bridge in the middle.

 FIRE FIGHTING EXHIBITION

Fire Fighting Exhibition (1962)

Australian newsreel item about fire fighting exhibition in Bendigo,...

"School Of The Air" Lessons Broadcast To Outback (1962)

Various shots of children in houses...

RARE RECORDINGS OF EXTINCT TRIBE

Rare Recordings Of Extinct Tribe (1964)

Staff at a Tasmanian Museum discover early recordings of...

SYDNEY TOY SHOW

Sydney Toy Show (1963)

People having fun at Sydney toy show.

WOODCHOPPER CHAMPIONS'

Woodchopper Champions' "Derby" (1932)

Australian lumberjacks show off their skills with their choppers...