Life In Australia: Launceston

A picture of life in the Tasmanian town of Launceston in the mid 1960s. Another instalment of the popular Life in Australia series. Made by the Commonwealth Film Unit 1966. Directed by Peter Young and John Edwards.
The NFSA's Cooee Cabaret will perform in Launceston on 3/2/2012.
Cooee Cabaret is an original family cabaret show that weaves together iconic Australian songs and sound recordings, drawn from the NFSA's Sounds of Australia registry.
http://nfsa.gov.au/collection/sound/s...

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Do you know anyone in this film? Have any information about the making of the film or interesting facts? Please let us know.

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  Film & Animation

[Clyntonsshed]

the wedding was at Windemere church opposite side of the river to where the boats where

[Film Australia]

Thanks so much for all the details being provided. Very helpful.

[MolecularArts]

2:43 Looking diagonally across the intersection of Brisbane and St John Streets.

2:49 Looking West along Brisbane St toward West Launceston.

[Film Australia]

Great thanks for the information. Excellent details which will help in our cataloguing.

[Ron Mallett]

Great material. The fact that the Launceston Show is featured suggests a filming date in late October 1966?

The footage is not restricted to Launceston but appears to incorporate the old colonial settlements of Evandale (the airport) and Longford (the car races) and Hadspen (Entally House) as well.

[Film Australia]

That's interesting information, thanks for letting us know.

[goatweapon]

Aww they left out the gay bashing and bible throating, as well as police violence which defined the period as well

[jimmyjamjar10101]

I quite liked this :) As a 20 y.o. launceston born a bred male, i found it quite interesting how some things are the same and some are quite different :) I must acquire a trench coat, hat and briefcase :p

[Bradly Owen]

@MolecularArts is that really a picture of brooks high school :O it looked so different back then (I go there now)

[tasmanndog]

1:52. bus driving down Georgetown road

[Paul F]

A wonderful place to live out one's life in peace and tranquility(even now).In comparison, the scenery/quality-of-life, makes Sydney, where I live, look like a toilet, and oh so 3rd world!

[Clyntonsshed]

@MolecularArts still owned by the city council replaced by diesel shunter U3 witch if im not mistaken one (the little red loco in the railway workshops

[MolecularArts]

17:43 Brisbane St at night, looking east. You can see the majestic theater (yellow sign, cut off, top of frame) and the "Hoyts" sign outside the princess theater (near center frame).

[MolecularArts]

16:07 old train at Launceston City Park (Beyer Peacock 3392 of 1892). It's now at the Don River Railway.

[MolecularArts]

10:12 Saint Matthias church, Windermere

[MolecularArts]

8:50 old Launceston General Hospital