Images of light trapped in silver halide so long ago. People who happy, strong and going about their daily lives. Dogs, cats, horses...all vibrant and alive and now the dust of the soil...long since having lived their span of life. Some South American tribes believe cameras trap the souls of the living but I look at wonderful images like this and thank heavens that these moments in time have been preserved for posterity.
These people lived through the hell of WW1 then suffered the shocking plague of the Spanish Flu that the soldiers brought home. Then 20 years later they suffered WW2. It kind of makes this current Covid19 virus in Australia look very mild in comparison.
the nazis wher strategically moved to australia after ww2 operation paperclip and operation matchbox. look at julia gillard and lelaigh sales for example. all lebensborn.
Absolutely brilliant video thanks so much for sharing. It’s amazing how much this country has changed in even just the last decade let alone in just over a century. I think it’s also a bit sad especially when you look at how this country has become and looking at the footage of places like Luna Park how it bares very little resemblance to back then or even when I was a kid going to Luna Park in Sydney 40 odd to 50 years ago before the Ghost train fire in 1979 and before developers got their grubby hands on the land around it.
Glimpses of Australia on the eve of the First World War - ANZAC Day 2015. What should one say? The first war and me and Australia? No connection as my parents didn't arrive, at least in part due to the affects of the second war, until 1949 and 1957. For me the film montage shows Australia before its biggest change, the one caused by the 1914-18 war; a very British society of 4.9 million people; rural and small scale industrial, and powered by the horse. I see them looking at the cameras as they go about their lives and I think their mindset is so completely different to mine they may almost be another race of people on another planet, and of course, they had no idea the Great War was almost upon them. Sad seeing them and me knowing what they would face. Reading the histories the changes here post 1914 were huge; It must be have been totally overwhelming to them as to millions in France or Britain or Germany and elsewhere. Lastly, the music is wonderful and it helps to set the tone. I wonder what it is?
I want to go backa nd live then. I can leave school and work as a typist or receptionist in an office, and thats qutie respectable. I dont have to go to university and complete an accounting degree to hold a respectable place in society. I can have my own house with half acer block of land for the children to play. I can be a stay at home mother and involve myself in charity or church work. I am in the wrong time now.
I am an old man now, but i grew up in the last of the Era that you describe and wish you could have been apart of. I will tell you something now, that Era for all it's faults had a lot going for it. You would have loved it. One thing i can say from the heart, when i was a kid growing up, i always felt safe, not like kids growing up now who have to be so aware of their surroundings all the time.
Kinda sad, knowing of the people are gone. All we have are the shadows of the past. Knowing those sons, brothers, fathers, uncles marching, will die in a war.
Notice how the people react to being filmed? They don’t react. Today you would have a buffoon in a uniform arresting you because someone has hurt feelings from being filmed. This how we got pictures of what life was like 110 years ago in the same way photographers film today so we have pictures for the future.
Interesting to see children playing outside , (jumping of walls into the water, the billy goat carts etc) You don’t really see children playing out much now, not even walking to school …much less playing free.
Images of light trapped in silver halide so long ago. People who happy, strong and going about their daily lives. Dogs, cats, horses...all vibrant and alive and now the dust of the soil...long since having lived their span of life. Some South American tribes believe cameras trap the souls of the living but I look at wonderful images like this and thank heavens that these moments in time have been preserved for posterity.
These people lived through the hell of WW1 then suffered the shocking plague of the Spanish Flu that the soldiers brought home. Then 20 years later they suffered WW2. It kind of makes this current Covid19 virus in Australia look very mild in comparison.
when i see this I think about Gallipoli... so many of our youth sent to their deaths .. its hard not to shed a tear..
finnmacool all war is organised murder
I look at the frame at 3.06 and wonder how many of those boys met their end running up the beach at Gallipoli
the nazis wher strategically moved to australia after ww2 operation paperclip and operation matchbox. look at julia gillard and lelaigh sales for example. all lebensborn.
Loved it - such a sense of optimism the piano beat and impending doom.
Wonderful imagery and music 😊
We have a great country mate,,,,.AUSTRALIA
Absolutely brilliant video thanks so much for sharing. It’s amazing how much this country has changed in even just the last decade let alone in just over a century. I think it’s also a bit sad especially when you look at how this country has become and looking at the footage of places like Luna Park how it bares very little resemblance to back then or even when I was a kid going to Luna Park in Sydney 40 odd to 50 years ago before the Ghost train fire in 1979 and before developers got their grubby hands on the land around it.
Glimpses of Australia on the eve of the First World War - ANZAC Day 2015. What should one say? The first war and me and Australia? No connection as my parents didn't arrive, at least in part due to the affects of the second war, until 1949 and 1957.
For me the film montage shows Australia before its biggest change, the one caused by the 1914-18 war; a very British society of 4.9 million people; rural and small scale industrial, and powered by the horse. I see them looking at the cameras as they go about their lives and I think their mindset is so completely different to mine they may almost be another race of people on another planet, and of course, they had no idea the Great War was almost upon them. Sad seeing them and me knowing what they would face. Reading the histories the changes here post 1914 were huge; It must be have been totally overwhelming to them as to millions in France or Britain or Germany and elsewhere.
Lastly, the music is wonderful and it helps to set the tone. I wonder what it is?
Great comment with great insight.
Australia is a private company registered on US SEC . youre parents were tricked into forgoing their hearts and minds.
I want to go backa nd live then. I can leave school and work as a typist or receptionist in an office, and thats qutie respectable. I dont have to go to university and complete an accounting degree to hold a respectable place in society. I can have my own house with half acer block of land for the children to play. I can be a stay at home mother and involve myself in charity or church work. I am in the wrong time now.
I am an old man now, but i grew up in the last of the Era that you describe and wish you could have been apart of. I will tell you something now, that Era for all it's faults had a lot going for it. You would have loved it. One thing i can say from the heart, when i was a kid growing up, i always felt safe, not like kids growing up now who have to be so aware of their surroundings all the time.
What a beautiful land and beautiful people ,happy time
Music is spooked
Kinda sad, knowing of the people are gone. All we have are the shadows of the past. Knowing those sons, brothers, fathers, uncles marching, will die in a war.
Felix Australis - none of us are here for a long time, just a good time.
See how well dressed people were, then look about today?
great video man keep it up bro 😘😘
These young men we see in the video. Would they have ended up drafted into the army soon after? Sad to think many never came back.
They volunteered. Conscription was rejected. Twice.
Music is a nice mix for the vid, often people use the saddest music they can find ,,,it was good
Surfing @ 53 sec.
Billy carts @ 1.08
Real "billy carts"
Great !
Fascinating
Notice how the people react to being filmed? They don’t react. Today you would have a buffoon in a uniform arresting you because someone has hurt feelings from being filmed.
This how we got pictures of what life was like 110 years ago in the same way photographers film today so we have pictures for the future.
What was that music?
Interesting to see children playing outside , (jumping of walls into the water, the billy goat carts etc) You don’t really see children playing out much now, not even walking to school …much less playing free.
Excellence ✅
Them were days.
Who was the composer? And the musicians?
Not one aboriginal in sight