Life in Australia: Sydney

Made by the Commonwealth Film Unit 1966. Directed by Joe Scully. A picture of life in the New South Wales capital of Sydney in the mid 1960s.

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25 Responses
  1. taaheatea says:

    Love this video. Oops, “movie.”

  2. For3Years says:

    @MetaMetaphysician 6:35 is at usyd.

  3. bugsy101073 says:

    @0111001101100001 racist!!!

  4. lynnej1970 says:

    the old red rattlers(trains)

  5. lynnej1970 says:

    @0111001101100001 lol yer they were sure the days…

  6. 0111001101100001 says:

    This was back before Sydney got submerged by Asians and Arabs

  7. 123imnotracist says:

    See life was so much better with no asian and indian cunts

  8. BondiBeachGirl says:

    Memories – double decker buses where are they now?

  9. Ozcloggie says:

    Feeling a bit nostalgic for the Waratah Festival, in Hyde Park…………..Recognised the locations but lived on the other side of Sydney.

  10. dodododa says:

    HAHA, It’s been a long time since any electronics where made here.

  11. Aleon38 says:

    usually when i watch a video of somewhere in the fifties the people look much older, but in this the people look so fucking young its crazy!

  12. 64roo says:

    Spot the Aussie was an easy game back then!

  13. coronavan says:

    I hope that Judy and the machinist are happy together; they seem like good kids…

  14. MetaMetaphysician says:

    UNSW roundhouse @ 6:44 ?!

    and the shot at 6:35 also looks like UNSW just can’t pinpoint where…..

  15. FILMAUSTRALIA says:

    @BarneyMcFly Hi Barney the narrator is Ron Roberts. Does that mean something to you?

  16. BarneyMcFly says:

    Anyone know who the narrator is?

  17. stegatops1 says:

    Is that good or bad?

  18. SlimeAmTheBest says:

    @hcrun Let’s hope not! You felt lucky — the globalists just had a little seize of power, surprisingly ineffective on geopolitical alignment.

  19. janicatthedisco says:

    @SibylleAustin1962 You’d think you’d escape from hearing a name like that while watching a film about Australia in 1966

  20. DuckNuzzFTW says:

    Woah! Sydney is a very diff place today! Brw does anyone know what school uniform is that “kid”(probably like 50 now) at the beginning wearing? It looks like shore,SIC…

  21. SibylleAustin1962 says:

    Anyone notice the Justin Bieber / Jack Vidgen hairdo?

  22. grapisavillain says:

    @jasonfish07 judy’s hubby was a lucky man

  23. ohsuperstar says:

    wow I cant believe this was Australia back in the days……

  24. lauren2011stokes says:

    Okay this was just plain stupid!!!

  25. mblabezza says:

    It’s so cool to see things that are just the same about 45 years was it? Later! I can’t not believe the construction of the opra house. So cool!

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