[Alexander Sinclair Home Movies: Reel 8]

Alexander Sinclair (21 October 1918 – 3 May 1998) was an amateur filmmaker who lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Evelyn Sinclair for approximately 20 years from 1959 onwards. They lived in Port Moresby for three years, followed by Goroka. He made home movies of life in Papua New Guinea and travels with Evelyn and their friends to the UK, the Netherlands, USA, Melbourne and Sydney throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

The collection of home movies, originally made on Super 8mm film, was donated to ACMI by their daughter Elizabeth Robbins.

This film shows a cruise from Sydney Harbour to possibly New Caledonia, Fiji and New Zealand, including scenic views, time with friends’ son and off the cruise ship.

Selected Highlights List (time codes from Access Overscan)
00:00:34:00 leaving Sydney Harbour in cruise ship; views of the Opera House and the Harbour
00:01:36:00 views from lookout wth friends, looking over a small city
00:04:27:00 a day trip from cruise to island, maybe New Caledonia, due to circular style of grass hut
00:05:26:00 ring volleyball game on cruise ship
00:06:43:00 views from cruise ship coming into port at Nadi, Fiji
00:08:26:00 filmmaker’s wife Evelyn with local family, and swimming at the beach
00:10:08:00 cruise ship coming into port, marching band farewells/welcomes passengers
00:11:50:00 Rainbow Springs sign, Rotorua, NZ
00:12:06:00 trout farm at Rainbow Springs Nature Park
00:13:42:00 hot springs in New Zealand
0014:27:00 cruise ship coming back into Sydney harbour, views of cliffs surrounding Sydney Harbour