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Filmmaker Alexander Nicoll made a range of home movies in Australia from the 1930s to the 1960s. The family film collection was donated to ACMI by Alexander’s son Mac.
This reel captures the excitement of the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne with footage of the decorated buildings in the city featuring the department stores of the era – Foy’s, Buckley’s, Myer, Coles Store and Woolworths. Also included is a family wedding and scenes from the beach.
Selected highlights list:
00:00:03:00 views of Melbourne’s decorated department stores – Foy’s, Buckley’s, Myer, Coles Store (as it was named then) and Woolworths
00:01:42:00 family wedding scenes
00:02:54:00 wedding shots at the church including 1950s fashion style
00:03:24:00 family members at the beach show off the style of the day – striped towels, and a range of clothes from trousers to bathers with ‘shirring’ and sundresses
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2003503
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Fashion - Australia
Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Beaches
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Buildings, structures, etc
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Description and travel
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fashion - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Weddings
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Bathing suits
History → Clothing and dress - History
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - Buildings, structures, etc
History → Melbourne (Vic.) - History
History → Women's clothing - History
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Beaches
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Olympic Games (16th : 1956 : Melbourne, Vic.)
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Colour
Holdings
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy
16mm film; Master
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation