'Moomba' 1973

Описание: This silent 16mm film shows footage of the 1973 Moomba parade at the intersection of Victoria and Swanston Streets and captures the parade and crowds of onlookers as it passes through the city.

At the beginning of the film we see the 1973 King of Moomba, Sir Doug Nicholls (Yorta Yorta, 1906 – 1988), waving to the crowd from the back of a car, followed by the Queen of Moomba, Janice Bridgeford. Sir Doug Nicholls was a celebrated football player, pastor, and activist for First Peoples rights, and one of the founders of the Federal Council for Aboriginal Advancement (later the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders). He became Governor of South Australia in 1976 and was knighted in 1977.

The camera then follows the procession of floats, dancers, baton twirlers, stilt walkers, clowns, and other entertainers as they pass through the crowds of people down Swanston Street. Notable floats include the Wizard of Oz, Malta Travel Service, Clarke Mobile Cranes, Four’nTwenty Pies and ATV0, ‘Australia’s Action Station’.

Photographed by John Pallaris. Donated to ACMI by Tim Gammon.

This is one of many films digitally preserved by ACMI.

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