A Moving Picture (1969)

[@MatthewHarrold]

I was a very young passenger on the Princess of Tasmania, older on the Abel Tasman, and then in-house entertainment on the early Spirit of Tasmania ships with my mate Mike Clennett. I grew my sea-legs whilst playing a keyboard by 1989. I was born after this video was produced, but it is way better than Saturday morning TV on TVT6. Love it!

[@peregrinemccauley5010]

Great incidental music . A degree of innocence and immaturity in this fascinating flick , leaves the viewer clinging to the past .

[@uasj2]

Omg! 😂 hahaha 😆 The history and development of Tasmanian transportation meets... an amateurish version of 1960’s Bond Girls with truly BIZARRE affected British/Australian accents, hilarious hair and fashion, “modern” camera techniques and a boring script. Loved the historical aspect though: the Southern Outlet empty and barely a highway; I’d forgotten about the Princess of Tasmania; and my family’s history is tied up with those Purdon shipyards in Battery Point. Thank you so much for publishing this. *Tip:* if you get bored in the middle, don’t miss the finale. Skip to the 10:20 mark and watch those girls build up to the big finish!

[@lordsod69]

This was made in the year of my birth and 23 years later I first arrived in Hobart as a 22 year old and turned 23 there! Fond memories indeed.

[@bigears4014]

Cheapest electricity , maybe for large commercial industries, but not domestic power

[@roadrocket1100]

Can't believe the accents on those girls. Trying very hard! A little bit of classic nostalgia and innocence from bygone days. I was 14 when that was made and remember most of what's covered very well.

[@OrnumCR]

Wow....pronunciation is very highbrow British on those girls...sounds a bit like Christopher Pyne!! Don’t think Australia manufactures like that anymore either. Fascinating look back to an Australia that no longer is....

[@rsinclair6560]

Watch:Tasmania's Road West.

[@rsinclair6560]

Check out the Bristol Freighter aircraft...both disappeared without a trace in Bass Strait

[@paulsackley4119]

Tasmania is, on the move... great dancing moves 👍

[@paulsackley4119]

The cinematography is amusing. I wonder if they’re tassie gals

[@sydthegoat88]

....and on top of all that progressiveness and local knowledge we can also gogo dance. Were everything to everyone and totally owning it

[@TheDoppelgangster]

Health and safety???!! Nah, I'd rather ride around on a forklift in high heels...

[@paulnguyen8910]

Bigger than Catalina Island that Tasmania is. Hobart's the Avalon of the South.

[@Luminosity7]

Those accents have gone forever I'm afraid.

[@RickEaves-y3f]

The two women presenting this did a power of work but didn’t even get a credit at the end.

[@Salutimondo]

They are probably very happy about that considering people are still watching it in 2024.(Edited later. I see two names on the video at 1.23. Jenny Cartledge and Barbara Bale and they are also mentioned in the description)

[@peterbateman8018]

Those fake accents are just too hard on my ears….. 😩😩😂

[@rsinclair6560]

Watch: 'Tasmania's Road West' 1970 .

[@jeremyharris4021]

They were still in the trying to be British era #Cringe

[@rsinclair6560]

Watch; Tasmania's Road West...and the sexy french Renault 16 touring Queenstown in 1970.