Title cards are intercut with static shots of well-known Melbourne public buildings and streets including the Treasury Building, Little Collins Street, Federal Parliament House, the General Post Of

This clip captures scenes of daily life in the main streets of Footscray, Melbourne, in 1910 and 1911.

Summary by Poppy De Souza

A point-of-view shot of a tram crossing Princes Bridge towards the city shows Flinders Street Station on the left of the frame, and St Paul’s Cathedral on the right.

This clip begins with a sign which says 'Tarn Shan Tin Mine’.

This clip shows elephants carrying goods on their backs in South-East Asia; village huts by a river, filmed from onboard a boat; and street scenes in a larger city.