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Australasian Gazette – Armistice Day, Melbourne c.1925

This newsreel clip from about 1925 shows the crowd gathered on the steps of Parliament House, Melbourne, for Armistice Day. 'The Last Post’ plays after two minutes of silence.

Length: 2 minutes 1 second

Original aspect ratio: 1.33:1 (Academy full frame)

Education Resources:

education content clip 1

Production company:

Australasian Films

Source:

National Film and Sound Archive

NFSA title number: 4543