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Clip description
This clip from the first reel of a home movie filmed by Australian Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, begins with a title card that says ‘Journey to England’ which is followed by a crowd farewelling them from a wharf. Streamers are thrown from the people on board the ship to the crowd. As the ship pulls away, Sir Robert films the people left on the wharf as they walk along side the ship.
Curator’s notes
This clip from the first reel of a home movie filmed by Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, gives us a glimpse into the significance of sea travel and the notion of overseas travel before plane travel was a viable form of transport.
