People long departed and yet here they live on, their essence trapped by light and recorded by flecks of silver halide. Those shots around St Vincents show a very quiet Melbourne but also the genius of the planers of the time who created wide boulevards in anticipation of a future with far more mechanical devices for transport. Thank you for the upload.
Many thanks Leo. I really enjoyed your upload. Interestingly, my father would drive his father's 1925 Chev around our hometown (Castlemaine) when I was about 5 years of age. This was back around 1958. I always felt slightly embarrassed due to the fact that cars had changed so much. Often it had to be started with a crank handle. Also, the petrol gauge was a piece of dowel with notches in it!
Absolutely fascinating. These sort of films are so much more life - like, natural and revealing than most of the newsreel footage of the era. And so interesting to actually see the cameraman as well. I like to slow them down to half or even a quarter of normal speed to really study the action. Would love to know what sort of camera Robert was using
as someone researching a period film, it's these sorts of sources we usually look for to understand how people really behaved in day to day life, instead of performing
Hi leo, I hope you are well, I would like to colorize and restore some footage of your black and white videos taken by your grandfather and post the result on my channel. I will credit you and write all the information about the original black and white source in the description, I hope to get an answer from you.
Hello Leo, I am currently finishing up a WW2 Documentary for the swan Hill Rural City Council and I was hoping you might give me permission to use some of your footage? I would be extremely grateful. I have 2 days to finish so could you please get back to me asap? Thanks so much, Kristie
Hi Leo, I would like to enquire about using this footage for a documentary featuring 1920s Melbourne. Can you please let me know what is involved? Many thanks! Hannah
Imagine travelling from outer country doing your shopping once a month living 50 kilometres or more away then walking around so many people looking at technology lol only if we could tell them not to get too advanced
![Melbourne, Australia 1930s in color [60fps, Remastered] w/sound design added](/img/n.gif)
It was not much different in the 40's. I remember these scenes well. Lived in Carlton until late 1950 and nothing changed much at all in that time.
People long departed and yet here they live on, their essence trapped by light and recorded by flecks of silver halide. Those shots around St Vincents show a very quiet Melbourne but also the genius of the planers of the time who created wide boulevards in anticipation of a future with far more mechanical devices for transport.
Thank you for the upload.
...and if only they knew of the melting pot shithole its destined to be.i want my Melb back.DD
a much more beautiful city back then
Hook turns on city intersections and cable car trams on some lines mixed up with W Class trams on others. Interesting. The Melbourne of my father.
Many thanks Leo. I really enjoyed your upload. Interestingly, my father would drive his father's 1925 Chev around our hometown (Castlemaine) when I was about 5 years of age. This was back around 1958. I always felt slightly embarrassed due to the fact that cars had changed so much. Often it had to be started with a crank handle. Also, the petrol gauge was a piece of dowel with notches in it!
Lovely footage thankyou for sharing
Absolutely incredible.
Thank goodness for digital media.
This would possibly have been lost without it.
Wow! So what was he smoking? Turf? Viscount? Capstan? Probably Havelock.
Could it have been marijuana?
Even Ballarat and Bendigo is much busier than that today.
Because they got rid of the train to Ballarat for some reason.
Wish it was like that now.
Each of those vintage cars would be worth hundreds of thousands right now if they'd survive. This is so surreal
I wonder when Robert retired and when he passed away?
An incredible time trip
Absolutely fascinating. These sort of films are so much more life - like, natural and revealing than most of the newsreel footage of the era. And so interesting to actually see the cameraman as well. I like to slow them down to half or even a quarter of normal speed to really study the action. Would love to know what sort of camera Robert was using
Thanks for the comments. I don't know what camera Robert was using. It was a 16mm camera but I have not been able to determine the make or model.
as someone researching a period film, it's these sorts of sources we usually look for to understand how people really behaved in day to day life, instead of performing
Amazing footage .thank you .
Hi leo, I hope you are well, I would like to colorize and restore some footage of your black and white videos taken by your grandfather and post the result on my channel. I will credit you and write all the information about the original black and white source in the description, I hope to get an answer from you.
No problems. Go for it. Sorry for delayed reply
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Thank you very much sir
Hello Leo, I am currently finishing up a WW2 Documentary for the swan Hill Rural City Council and I was hoping you might give me permission to use some of your footage? I would be extremely grateful. I have 2 days to finish so could you please get back to me asap? Thanks so much, Kristie
Yes, please feel free to use. Enjoy and good luck with your documentary
@@leohogan6001 Thank you so much! really do appreciate it!! I will send you the link when it is loaded on youtube!
Everybody going about their business and all now deceased. Sort of puts life in perspective doesn’t it.
quite modern looking
Hi Leo, I would like to enquire about using this footage for a documentary featuring 1920s Melbourne. Can you please let me know what is involved? Many thanks! Hannah
Go for it. My grandfather would be happy to see it being used. Leo
@@leohogan6001 Thank you for uploading this video clip ... its awesome to look at what Melbourne was like back then ... !
Imagine travelling from outer country doing your shopping once a month living 50 kilometres or more away then walking around so many people looking at technology lol only if we could tell them not to get too advanced
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