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Footage of Sydney's History, 1890-1945

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Unique IDA-01170868SeriesVideo TapesDateBetween 1st January 1890 and 12th July 1945Date qualifiercircaFormatVideo - Betacam DigitalDescriptionSelection of black and white footage of Sydney joined together and occasionally captioned:

-00:01:21 1890s - Scenes including Pitt Street, Hordern Brothers, Martin Place and the General Post Office (GPO), St Andrews Cathedral, Sydney Town Hall and the Queen Victoria Building, Central Station.
-From 1910s Colonial Theatre on George Street, maypole dancing, process of despatching the Sydney Morning Herald,
-1912 - Fire in George Street, Sargents, Harrington Street
-1915 - Horses pulling tank, support for the war effort, Anzac Day - collections and stalls, singing.
-Randwick races - including betting and watching races.
-c1919- Centennial Park. Sheep grazing during the drought. Armenian Refugees, Martin Place.
-1920s - Dancing, Martin Place and Queen Victoria Building, view over rooftops in the City.
-00:18:00 Anthony Hordern's trucks, mattress making at Anthony Hordern's factory,
-00:19:26 car making
-00:19:50 Late 1920s toward Broadway including Central, Circular Quay with trams, 20:42 University of Sydney, Commonwealth Bank, General Post Office, National Art Gallery, Fete in Martin Place, Railway Square,
-00:23:22 1920s - Ferries 'Killara', cars, Parramatta Road with Policeman directing traffic, trams, Anzac Parade Junction, buses,
-00:27:43 1930s - tunnerls, building underground railway, Sydney Harbour Bridge
-00:31:38 1931 Sydney Harbour Bridge, aerial view of South Head Lighthouse, aerial view of City (from aeroplane), Hyde Park and St Mary's Cathedral, Government House, Central Station.
-00:22:25 End of a bus era. Transport decorated with wreaths, buses disappearing.
-00:34:27 Elephants crossing road in the City.
-1934 - Ramblings round Sydney. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Boats under bridge, Lift to Lovers Lane, walk on bridge, trams on bridge, ferries and Circular Quay. St James Station, Vegetable Markets, poultry sellers.
-00:38:47 Statues eg King Edward VII, Shakespeare, Conservatorium, David Jones, St James, St Andrews Cathedral, Sydney Town Hall, Town Hall Station, Queen Victoria Building, flower sellers, Cenotaph, Central Station, city buildings, Domain, St Mary's Cathedral, Land Titles Office, Archibald Fountain, Hyde Park War Memorial, National Art Gallery
-00:44:10 Horses pulling loads, trains, city skyline at Darling Harbour, rain in the city, Sydney Harbour Bridge at night, city lights at night, including State Theatre.
-00:48:26 Late 1930s - Construction, looking into York Street, Castlereagh Street, Martin Place, Market Street.
-00:50:48 Regent Theatre,
-00:51:19 A Nation Built, 1938 tribute - Sydney Harbour Bridge ships, aeroplanes (and aerial view of Harbour), Circular Quay, Bridge Street, Botanical Gardens, Government House, Sydney Harbour Bridge traffic, trains, cars, streets. War Memorial, Lands Department Building.
-00:56:25 Boats on the Harbour
-00:57:53 1940s - Buses, buildings, AWA Tower, buildigns, ferries - South Steyne, retail market at Haymarket, Mitchell Library, buses, Town Hall, panorama of Sydney Harbour, AWA Tower, Royal Botanic Gardens, man feeding the birds,
-01:01:53 York Street, King Street, Pitt Street
-01:02:10: 1944 - Transport strike with cars and trucks picking up people, horse and sulky, bicycles, walking, horses, unicycle,
-01:04:20 Radio Extract 1947 York Street.
-1948 - Female traffic cops.

Accompanised by music.LanguageEnglish (eng)Author/creatorUnknownPublisherNational Film and Sound ArchiveDigitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Colour depthMono (black & white)SoundStereoDuration (hr:min:sec)1:05:29

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Public access statusClosed to public accessPublic access noteThere may be copyright in this item.

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Source system ID0015

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Authenticity & integrityThis film was created by the National Film and Sound Archive from various footage in their collection. It is therefore considered to be authentic and trustworthy.

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Footage of Sydney's History, 1890-1945