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Western Wonderland (1954)

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To Wonderland Peak

Original classification rating: not rated. This clip chosen to be G

Clip description

This clip, filmed by amateur filmmaker Frank Straford, records two of his friends ascending to Wonderland Peak in Victoria’s Grampians Ranges. They move up a narrow rocky incline then take a drink from the ‘Showerbath Waterfall’ before climbing up Silent Street towards the Peak. One of them walks across a rock ledge high above the valley. The clip ends with footage of a kangaroo and emus in the nature reserve. Voice-over narration by Frank Straford and instrumental music accompany the clip.

Curator’s notes

The original film was transferred to DVD, as part of a compilation of Straford family films, before it was deposited in the National Film and Sound Archive. This clip was taken from the compilation and is presented as it appears on the DVD.