History Stills from our new series Leisure and Sports This is a series of archival footage from a variety of news sources, recorded following World War II, showing some of Australia s leisure and sporting activities. Christmas in Adelaide Adelaide, Australia. Footage from Christmas parades held in Adelaide after World War II, in 1947 and 1950. 1947 1 min CC 16 2016 ClickView Pty Limited
Melbourne Cup 1949 Melbourne, Australia. 1949. Crowds gather to watch and gamble on thoroughbred horse racing at the Melbourne Cup. 1949 2 min CC Sport in Australia Australia and England. Sport plays an important role in Australian society and culture. The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is one of the most famous in the world, and Australia is famous for it s love of cricket. 1948 2 min CC Surfing 1946. Surfing is a very popular sport in Australia, and the lifeguards play an important role in rescuing and protecting beach patrons. 1946 4 min CC 17 2016 ClickView Pty Limited
Sydney Beaches 1948 12 January, 1948. People relaxing on a crowded beach and playing in the ocean at 1948 1 min CC Migration This is a series of archival footage from a variety of news sources, recorded from the 1960s onwards, showing changing attitudes to the migration of people to Australia. British Migration to Australia: Part 1 Australia. 5 April, 1967. Report on migrants from the UK to Australia which focuses on the hostels used to house newly arrived migrants and the allegedly poor standard of accommodation. 1967 10 min CC British Migration to Australia: Part 2 Australia. 5 April, 1967. Report on migrants from the UK to Australia which focuses on the hostels used to house newly arrived migrants and the allegedly poor standard of accommodation. 1967 10 min CC 18 2016 ClickView Pty Limited
Chinese Culture in Australia Archival footage. February, 2010. The Chinese New Year is celebrated in Sydney, and Chinese tourists are encouraged to visit Australia in a sharp departure from the White Australia Policy that existed until 1972. 2010 5 min CC Indian Migrants in Australia Archival footage. 24 January, 2011. Indian immigrants in Australia say that there is a lot of improvement in bilateral relations between the two countries. 2011 1 min CC The Interwar Period This is a series of archival footage from a variety of news sources, recorded in the 1920s to 1930s, showing events that occurred during the interwar period, with a focus on prohibition and workers protests. Dancing Schools United States of America. 1925. A variety of energetic and eccentric dances emerge during the Roaring Twenties, including the Charleston. 1925 2 min 19 2016 ClickView Pty Limited
Demonstrations in USA during the Great Depression New York, United States of America. 1930. New York police violently contain and suppress largescale demonstrations and protests that are being held throughout the Great Depression, leading an increase in civil unrest. 1930 4 min Prohibition and Its Unpopularity New York, United States of America. 1932. 100,000 people march in a parade in New York, demanding an end to prohibition. Prohibition was a period in US history when there was a constitutional ban on selling, producing, transporting and importing alcohol between 1920 and 1933. 1932 2 min CC Prohibition in the United States United States of America. Federal agents enforce prohibition by destroying confiscated liquor and arresting bootleggers (smugglers of illegal alcoholic beverages). 1923 1 min 20 2016 ClickView Pty Limited
Scenes from the Wall Street Crash of 1929 Historical footage New York, United States of America. 24 October, 1929. This clip shows crowds converging on the Wall Street Stock Exchange during the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The crash marks the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialised countries. 1929 4 min CC Strikes in the United Kingdom United Kingdom. Strikes and protests occur across the United Kingdom as the continuing decline of staple industries and the Great Depression lead to increasing rates of unemployment in the 1930s. 1933 8 min CC 21 2016 ClickView Pty Limited