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Skyway Express (c.1948)

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Clip description

This late 1940s travelogue takes the viewer to Java. It is part of a journey by air from Sydney to London. The stopover features 'exotic’ Java and a sequence where a woman is offered food by 30 waiters.

Curator’s notes

Travelogues of the time featured an informative voice-over and usually a music track from popular classics.