Summary

WORLD TOUR - AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND

Source Archive Films by Getty Images
Title: WORLD TOUR - AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND
File Number: MDS-44 16mm
Color: Color
Type: Home Movie
Year: 01/01/1956
Subjects: 1950s, home movies, Maoris, vistas, scenic, rural, landscapes, childhood, tourists, tourism, traveling, ; sightseeing, indigenous people, traditional cultures, native cultures, native dancing, villages, ; wildlife, animals, baby animals, Koala bears, nature reserves, wildlife reserves, national parks, ; Sydney Harbour bridge, Wellington Region, fumaroles, geothermal, cityscapes, shepherds, ocean liners, ; cruise ships, passenger liners, boats, Aerials
Description: Home movies from 1956 of Murray and Dorothy Silverstone traveling in Australia and New Zealand Good footage of koalas and kangaroos at a wildlife reserve and a woman petting wild animals Various shots of ocean vistas and cityscapes of Sydney and Hutt City Very good shot of a shepherd herding hundreds of sheep along a road Various shots of Maori villages and traditional customs Extensive footage of hydrothermals, geysers, hot springs, and mud pots ******************************************************************************************************** 00:00:00:00 Wildlife reserve, Australia MS koalas in tree eating leaves & being fed MS woman petting koala Koala on ground eating leaves Koala baby struggling to reach tree branch (cute shot, but dark) 00:01:23:17 Wildlife reserve, Australia Kangaroos hopping near fenced-in area Woman cautiously approaching kangaroo & petting it CU eucalyptus tree trunk w sign White Scribbly Gum CU brownish scribbles on tree trunk 00:02:47:17 Sydney, Australia VS coast by Pacific Ocean Houses overlooking ocean PANORAMA Sydney skyline cityscape (see Sydney Harbor Bridge) 00:04:16:03 Sydney, Australia View from inside house of Sydney Harbor (people silhouetted) LS women leaving stately home LS woman pointing out sights of Sydney Harbor to young boy Raised house on supports 00:05:54:09 Sydney, Australia People relax on balcony overlooking Sydney Harbor Woman removes coat from other woman & has her spin around to display dress Woman holds bikini up to her body (All shots very dark) Woman points out beach along shore LS people walking on lawn outside of house & petting dog 00:07:12:08 New Zealand AV from airplane flying over mountain range & large body of water View from seaplane approaching city & landing on water PAN Hutt City along coast (Lower Hutt) 00:08:39:27 Hutt City, New Zealand People looking at harbor vista from inside house (people are silhouetted) VS flower bed along city street VS along coast EXT & INT Wellington Provincial Centennial Memorial LS woman outside house admiring flower bed CU flowers on bush 00:11:07:28 Hutt City, New Zealand PAN ocean liner in harbor Shepherd herding hundreds of sheep onto road (very good shot, farmers, farming) View from airplane flying over sheet of clouds, mountain peak in distance Woman & man hands Dorothy Silverstone bouquet of flowers who embraces them 00:12:27:08 New Zealand People relaxing on small beach LS middle-aged couple walking dog on pier INT house, middle-aged men smoking cigars (very dark) 00:13:56:00 New Zealand VS Maori villages, statues, etc (all very dark) Maori woman in native dress performing traditional Maori Poi dance (Kapa haka) HA steam rising from hydrothermal springs hot springs Maori man in native dress kissing female woman on cheek & shaking hands 00:16:20:17 New Zealand VS steam water rising from hydrothermals, geysers & hot springs (good shots) CU mud pots VS Maori man in native dress pointing out mud pots & hot springs 00:20:55:18 New Zealand Sign Government reserve notice: No person shall set fire to sulphur or anything, damage the silica terrace formation, cut or mark any seats or damage any shrub within this reserve Maori man in native dress standing w female tourist underneath Maori archway Two Maori women (not in native dress) exchange traditional Maori greeting powhiri of hongi - pressing noses together (good shot, greeting, Maori culture, indigenous culture) Maori man scooping water into bucket from hot springs 00:22:07:17 New Zealand Maori children sitting in hot springs Female tourist sitting w Maori children VS steaming pot of hot springs water 00:23:56:20 New Zealand VS HA Maori children diving off boulders into water Boy jumping off high bridge into water 00:24:55:11 New Zealand People fishing by holding stick w bait just over water, fish jumping out of water to get bait (strange, odd) HA fish swimming in water (trout?) PAN mountains surrounding lake 00:26:49:18 New Zealand VS group women in 1950s dresses leaving house & waving goodbye kissing on the cheek PANORAMA coastal cityscape (cannot identify) 00:28:36:23 New Zealand People relaxing on beach Man sitting on beach weaving hat out of grass (good shot) Tourists trying on woven hats 00:30:40:27 OUT
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