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This clip shows three young children riding their bicycles with their father down a suburban street in Balwyn, Victoria. One of the girls rides on the handlebars of her father’s bike.
Curator’s notes
This home movie captures a typical Australian suburban scene – a family riding their bikes down a quiet street. The simplicity of this footage gives it an innocence that is heightened by the fact that it was taken during the Second World War.
Frederick Dyer Simpson uses a hand-held 16mm camera to follow the motion of the children as they ride up and down the street.
