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Chas E Blanks: Families at Seaside, Sydney Harbour (c.1930)

Synopsis

This silent black-and-white cinema advertisement for Sydney Ferries shows children swimming and families picnicking at a fun fair at Nielsen Park and Clifton Gardens.

Curator’s notes

This advertisement is filmed in a home movie style, and features the producer’s own family.

This was apparently Chas E Blanks’ first advertising film.