1940s AUSTRALIA TRAVELOGUE "LAND OF FAIR DINKUM" SYDNEY MELBOURNE 44794

Made in 1948, "Land of Fair Dinkum" is a travelogue about Australia that had it's title -- which was not in common use among Australians -- criticized by the Australian Consul-General when initially released. Paramount Pictures' Paul White defended the title, saying that several Australians had recommended it to him. The film was one of a series entitled "Our Changing World" made for distribution to educational institutions. The film shows New
South Wales with its surfing, racing,wood chopping, shearing and the flying doctor service.
This is a story written by air about the land of Australia. It is about a matter of hours here to reach Sydney, the capital city of Australia as seen at mark 0:55. It is the 17th largest city in our changing world. Australia as large as that of the United states has a population about that of New York city as seen at mark 1:00. One out of every Australians lives in Sydney as seen at mark 1:03. They are different kinds of people easy and democratic like America and are generation closer to their pioneering ancestors. They have strong feeling about cooperation. Their pet slang expression for power is seen at mark 1:20. They are fair dinkum of people, fair dinkum meaning something that is okay as seen at mark 1:30. And that’s how you’ll find them, a fair dinkum of people whose hard work as built a fair dinkum of land. They are quick to adopt the latest American ideas in transportation, business, and industries as seen at mark 1:50. At mark 2:00 is a busy port. Most homes are situated within easy reach of the beautiful harbor with its many fine beaches as seen at mark 2:00. Ice cream cones are popular as seen at mark 2:28. At mark 2:30, sportsmanship and natural competition is seen which is a national characteristics. Life saving patrols first originated on the Australian beaches as seen at mark 2:45. At mark 3:00 is the parade against athletes; water carnival which takes place between teams. Ruling for ones favorite team is called barraging as seen at mark 3:12. This is one place you are expected to put your all in or you go down instead of just downhill. At mark 3:45, the water jockeys are seen. Some go in, some go down and some go up as seen at mark 4:25.
More than half of the population live in the large coastal cities in town as seen at marks 4:35. A vast silence expands. At mark 4:55 is the outback an unbelievable stretch of 2million sq miles. It grows just enough vegetation to feed the sheep as seen at mark 5:00. At mark 5:10, the farmer is pulling out wools from his animals in which he gets billion pounds of wools form the animals each year. At mark 5:20 is a traveler visit to the lone ranches. You can fly thousands of straight miles through the outback without seeing a single house as seen at mark 5:40. Today we have pioneer outpost as seen at mark 5:55 in a town named broken hill which earlier settler developed. Mining, agriculture and cattle are also seen at mark 6:00. At mark 6:25 are horses of almost a million and a half of them. Nearly everyone in the outback are experts for horse sport as seen at mark 6:30. It’s a Saturday at mark 6:40 and a race track which is the order of the day. At mark 6:50, the race is seen with commentators commenting. At mark7:30 is the Australian famous laughing man in a fair. Families from all four corners of the nation come here to see what’s going on in their country as seen at mark 7:36. From Mulabula to Wagawaga they come to learn about latest ideas. At mark 8:00 is their chop competition. The winner is seen at mark 8:15. These are sport loving people, industrials. At mark 8:28 is their flying doctor base station who they call in term of needs. They walk with confidence through the street and aren’t afraid in our changing world.
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[@advanceaustralia3321]

The Australia we lost to the multiculty madness.

[@jacintabyline]

Immigration made Australia what it is today. In actual fact - the convicts were the first 'immigrants'. Most western countries and former 'Empire' countries were founded on immigration - including the US. Do I detect a touch of racism here? From a Kiwi who spent 30 years in Oz.

[@advanceaustralia3321]

@@jacintabyline Pioneers are different to migrants. And calling convicts migrants? Too funny. You could detect racism in anything no doubt! But the fact remains, if it’s multiculty it is BY DEFINITION not Australia.

[@advanceaustralia3321]

@@jacintabyline Pioneers are different to migrants. And calling convicts migrants? Too funny. You could detect racism in anything no doubt! But the fact remains, if it’s multiculty it is BY DEFINITION not Australian.

[@99IronDuke]

'fair dinkum' is an Aussie term dating back to the 1890's and common from WWI onwards, meaning genuine, honest, true.

[@trueaussie9230]

'Fair dinkum' goes back earlier than the 1890s. It was commonly used on the goldfields of the 1850s.

[@doxtops]

Fair dinkum!

[@pintificate]

Thanks for posting. Future generations will appreciate the effort. .

[@staintong]

The racetrack is Randwick in Sydney and the "track announcer" is Lachie Melville. He called Sydney races at the track and for the Australian Broadcasting Commission from 1933 until his retirement in 1957. During World War 2 some soldiers in the Australian Infantry Forces stationed in New Guinea wrote a poem and sent it to him. The soldiers used to listen to his calls of Saturday Sydney races and it was Lauchie's calling that reminded them more of home than anything else. So thrilled was he on receiving the poem that he had it framed and it held pride of place in the living room of his Sydney home. This is the ONLY audio I have ever heard of his calling. Many regarded him as Australia's best.

[@thegreaterbilby2171]

Very interesting ... thanks for sharing.

[@AydenWilding]

Love seeing the old surfboat footage, Best sport in the world!

[@bigglesflysagain1749]

Good to see some aviation tid bits...especially the de Havilland for the Flying Doctor Service! Used see one at Bankstown often, as a kid !

[@chrisclarke2571]

Curious, the Philippine National Anthem "Lupang Hinirang" is used over the opening and closing credits!

[@MrGutfeeling]

Gosh, that was a very accurate bit of doc there, a lot of info in that.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

classic. nice one.

[@exF3-86]

It would have been nice if the map included the large island and a state of Australia Tasmania- a significant part of Australia's history.

[@MarkHenstridge]

What's a "Tasmania" lol.

[@anthonywalsh785]

i'm australian born and bred in 1949 and i have rarely heard the expressions fair dinkum or cobber. half my life in melbourne and this other half in cairns. our country has changed quite a bit since the 40;s.

[@rustykilt]

It was a term often used by my father and his father. FAIR DINKUM is a term i still use.

[@fordlandau]

Fair dinks mate we would say at school.

[@angieroxy7550]

¿¿¿I live in Australia, but why do you have My Country's (The Philippines) National Anthem at the Start???

[@advanceaustralia3321]

Ask the Americans who made the doco.

[@angieroxy7550]

@@advanceaustralia3321 Which type of Americans?

[@advanceaustralia3321]

@@angieroxy7550 Uh given this was made about75 years ago they would be dead Americans…

[@angieroxy7550]

@@advanceaustralia3321 I see.

[@yurilemming4130]

They made us wear woollen swim togs, socks & footy jumpers, it was an itch fest, how ridiculous, playing footy in woollen jumpers under Australia's sun.

[@yurilemming4130]

clem it was scratchy & generally shrunk too.

[@MarkHenstridge]

I guess that's why footy is a winter sport

[@sergiogarciagomez2029]

what is Dinkum in Australia?

[@rustykilt]

As with the US, those were our best years, as a Nation with pride. Now we are a characterless, divided multicultural mess. To call yourself Australian now, is seen as derogatory as our Government strives to destroy our once proud heritage.

[@MrDrmtym]

Where are the fair dinkum,true blue, black Australian ?

[@brettmitchell5229]

They are the aborigines. They have the same rights as Australians. But they are still aborigines. Australia was founded by AngloCeltic people, descendants of the British Isles.

[@jaynemeulman8484]

@@brettmitchell5229 no mate Australia was colonised by those people...

[@alongsleep]

​@@jaynemeulman8484 No, the user above is correct. Australia the country we know was created by the British people. I write that without a drop of hostility towards first nations people, it's simply the truth. This idea that people are pushing recently that there is continuity between the two groups has no basis in reality. Again I don't hate first nations people, I respect their culture and identity enough to not patronise them by pretending they are something they are not.

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

@@jaynemeulman8484 the term "Australia" is a European concept. The Aborigines had no such concept - the world and the island continent we now call Australia was all the same to them

[@mrmarvellous5378]

No mention of our Indigenous peoples.

[@SamO-ik2cm]

What's to mention

[@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus]

@@SamO-ik2cm Yeah, good point.

[@brettmitchell5229]

They weren’t given the rights of Australian citizens until 1967. So not counted as Australians. This film is about Australians.

[@rajivmurkejee7498]

@@brettmitchell5229 That's totally wrong. Pre the 1967 Referendum matters concerning Aborigines were totally a matter for the States - which had varying laws