| AUSSIES PREPARE FOR OLYMPIC Giant new sporting arenas being built in Melbourne for 1956 Olympic. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5770 | |
| Catalog #: | 75127 | |
| Clip Number: | 75127-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 55/21 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:27 - 01:02:07 | |
| Location: | Melbourne, Australia. | |
| Year Shot: | 1955 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ARCHITECTURE: Drawings & Models CONSTRUCTION: Buildings LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Victoria, Melbourne | |
| Description: | See also catalog # 75118 OLYMPIC STADIUM FOR 1956 OLYMPICS Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne is preparing to host 1956 Olympics by building giant new sporting arenas. Main street in Melbourne. LV. Crowds in Summer sunshine outside Flinders Street railway station, & SV. GV. Melbourne cricket ground, & LV. GV. Pan inside ground showing seating arrangements, & LV. SV. Interior, girl examining architects' drawing of new stand. CU. Drawing. STV. Draughtsman looking at blueprints of various stadiums. CU. Blueprint of athletic arena. CU. Drawing of Melbourne cricket ground. A pointer indicates section being rebuilt. GV. Pan, Melbourne cricket ground rebuilding in progress, & LV. LV. Building in progress. LV. Another scene, building in progress. GV. Pan, tractors at work on athletics arena. SV. Tractors at work. SV. Olympic organisers looking at Olympic pool model, & SCU. Mr Holt, technical director, pan down to model. CU. Model of pool. GV. Pan. Pan exterior Melbourne cricket ground. | |
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