Life in Australia: Melbourne

[@mr.h3603]

I would like to thank Australia and the people of Australia for giving my family the opportunity to come and live in one of the best countries in the world. We came here in 1978 as refugees from Vietnam and without this opportunity would have never lived such an enriched peaceful life. We are proud Australians and Australia is our home. Xoxoxoxox with love, H family.

[@NFSAFilms]

Thank you Mr H, for your comment.

[@billba]

What a great People the Vietnamese are. Your contribution to Australia is amazing!!! Thank You!!!

[@shirleycameron7718]

Yeah Melbourne is more Asian than anything else.......ta

[@shirleycameron7718]

au those born in aussie mostly left....

[@harryhendrix5537]

Mr H. I was a national serviceman and was posted to Vietnam. I am sad that out mission failed and people like you had to leave your homes and seek shelter overseas. In 1970 I found myself transported from the Melbourne in this video to the streets of Saigon and Cholon. Quite a contrast for a young man. Times have changed. I don't recognise these images of Melbourne from that era. I have never been back to visit Saigon but I am told that it has changed beyond recognition as well.

[@controloz3310]

Those were the days. He could work in a factory and she could work at the Coles deli counter and they could still buy a house and raise a family comfortably.

[@chookfowler7896]

You do realize that "she" is Meg Morris from Prisoner. These are just propaganda pieces.

[@aussiedonaldduck2854]

Wharfies actually working and not stealing anything - that's NOT accurate.

[@darylatkinson8802]

@@chookfowler7896 Still doesn't stray from the fact that they could still buy a house and raise a family back then, now thanks to an out of date education system and old farts in parliament relying on factory work we fail to evolve with our economy and now we are paying the price for it.

[@johnd8892]

Although Coles were not supermarkets with deli counters back then. Coles variety stores with no food other than confectionery. A forgotten aspect in the change went through and Coles happy to give the impression that they were grocers from the start. Pretty sure these store shots are from Myers with the ground floor of Lonsdale Street store having a large deli type food section. Rest of the shots in store have a Myers vibe.

[@nl4402]

You could still do that easily if you were satisfied with the size of their house and you forget ablout all the extra things you believe are necessary in life. They didn’t have Netflix, aircon, a flash car that started on cold mornings, they didn’t eat out once a week, no mobile phones, no big holidays where you fly somewhere. Do you really want to give all that up.

[@jeetts59]

I have no hesitation in saying that mid 60 s to mid 70 was the best time in my life, the freedom , honesty, and simplicity of life will never be matched

[@ShevillMathers]

An era when Australia was the lucky country. When we had an auto industry as well as many others. Homes were affordable and parking your car in town was not an endless search for a parking spot. No 24 hour everything-endless shopping but a two day weekend with family time, we were not flooded with cheap poor quality imports and everything made of plastic. Folks were slimmer and better dressed/presented in general. Those were the days.

[@frisky9]

The term ‘the lucky country’ was a nasty side swipe at how ignorant Australia was. Most uneducated Australians quote this but aren’t aware it’s an insult. Always has been.

[@baclava69]

​@@frisky9 regardless of your opinion, we were lucky, and it was a better time.

[@mymiscellaneouscrap1234]

​@baclava69 Keep saying that. However, it really wasn't. People were getting mesothelioma because of asbestos in their walls. Society was still polarised and people still lived in their parents house often till after marriage. People tend to remember "Those good old days" with a rosy image, I haven't even touched on road safety or anything.

[@oo0Spyder0oo]

Lucky for some, not if you were black, gay or some ethnic getting the crap jobs. These clips only show the prosperous in society.

[@nl4402]

You are so blind to how good you have it. No Aircon, Netflix, a car that reliably starts, eating out, mobile phone, Google maps. If you want to get up go to work, come home, watch the news, and go to sleep. Go for it. Remember if your female you need to look after the kids and have everything ready before you husband gets home. Now the 90s, you could send me back then any time 👍.

[@Lily-bm2lm]

I get so jealous of the life people had back then, so simple and so humble. What a time to be alive.

[@djdanzy]

Same. A much better time. I would give alot to go back.

[@Jung1981giggles]

Looks so nice wish I was born earlier :)

[@perla5921]

Everyone was spontaneous...it was cool. Times were fun

[@_____J______]

No internet, no smartphones, no games, y'all wished get back to future in a hour

[@LEE-BX5VC]

It was great 😁

[@McFlurry448]

Everyone looked so humble and honest with one another, no matter how hard we try; we will never get this back.

[@OscarRichardson]

Make 'up-yourself' uncool again.

[@NxDoyle]

Not with that attitude.

[@mebeasensei]

But we glamorize it too...nostalgia. I don't know 1964, but I know 1974 and it was nasty.

[@Jimmy911ism]

@@mebeasenseiI reckon ‘64 would have been nice. There was a show from the UK where some guy was transported from 2006-ish to 1973 through a time portal, Anyway, it was a nasty place even though they were supposed to be the good guys (he worked in a cop shop) and the officers were horrible. They were trying to show the attitudes of the day.

[@redwandennaoui4508]

Magnificent Melbourne, so pure & innocent… Where policeman working at school crossing.. The streets of Melbourne ever so clean, the air crisp & pure… Oh you beautiful Melbourne, how lovely you looked ❤❤❤❤

[@Denidrakes69]

The air in Melbourne wasn't clean at all. The Docklands were filled with high polluting industry, and the cars had lead pouring out of them

[@davegoldspink5354]

Another brilliant film thanks for the share. I miss the Australia of my youth where we had a manufacturing industry, everybody worked hard and people didn’t dress like they were from the Hood or were covered in tattoos.

[@dontbelieveeverythingyouth8173]

Look how cool life was. Everyone was thin and healthy, no bloody graffiti everywhere. If I ever had the opportunity to go back in time I'd be sent straight back to Melbourne in the 70s.

[@Ktki10]

1966 = the year St Kilda won the flag. Watched the game on TV with my dad. Best day ever for him. He passed the following March... I still miss him.

[@azzagirt2]

All my family were supporters then also. There were great celebrations in Prahran that time. All my oldies are up there with your dad remembering the days.

[@antronlouquis]

This is just gorgeous! Sublime soundtrack. So many memories. VFL with zero advertising on the jumpers or boundary fence. Housing commission flats which I grew up in. Coppers manning the Childrens crossings. Those yellow litter bins and green water fountains. W class trams galore. The Hellicab. The Rottis-o-mat at Myers. Fruit and veg in paper bags with no cling-wrap to be seen. Commer delivery vans. Paper tram tickets. It's almost criminal that they destroyed the Southern Cross hotel. Holden factory which I got to tour during a family open day as a kid. Bourke street before the mall. All the fantastic original architecture before the great destruction, I mean developement. Near-new Harris trains. Red telephone booths. Neon signs. And not a spot of graffiti anywhere! 🥰

[@azzagirt2]

I worked at the Southern Cross from 79 to 89. Fun times.

[@wizzard5442]

@@azzagirt2 Went a few times to Palm Court and Club Grill restaurants. There was another one in the mezzanine area down below outside - cant remember the name.

[@karmariver2480]

watching this 30/7/21 in lockdown, How wonderful is this, making me cry

[@jayceec3178]

I was born late 1950s. These years were the best! Nothing like todays world.

[@christinejackson3922]

Thanks wonderful footage this is The Melbourne I remember

[@natalyaros3]

imagine being in love in this time period- going out to live music, how electric it must've felt to go & enjoy a band when entertainment was much less accessible and art was highly revered. ♡ beautiful video. I know a few older people/relatives who clearly still live in this time and haven't 'moved on', and while that can be frustrating; I really don't blame them.

[@tania6145]

You’ve just described my parents ❤ married in 1967. 57 years anniversary this November 😊

[@aaronm8694]

I did it in the 90's and it was still 10,000x times more real than today. I miss that city, I miss my old life.

[@stevenirvine666]

I used to sneak out of my window as young kid at night an ride my bike around the city.Was like a ghostown,i loved it :)

[@Rheerox23]

This is the way we need to go back to... being 19 and seeing how downhill Australia has gone I’d much rather go back to these days and grow up...

[@marktiller1383]

My mum and dad never even thought about gas or electric bills, Melbourne was perfect back then. Not long or far to get out in the country side, I think that Melbourne had about 2 million population. I had an amazing childhood and really loved Melbourne. It was the best place in the world.

[@vivrowe2763]

Mark, I agree. Yes the suburbs today were country. A Sunday drive was special, and the fruit and vegetables were magnificent. I remember it well. I was very young then, but I remember being very happy. Melbourne collapsed very quickly after 2000. It's a total disaster right throughout Australia, but the big cities are a horror and so dirty.

[@sandifathers7750]

Back when we still made things in Australia.

[@apoorhorseabusedbycenk]

Yea seeing those engines being made my me angry.

[@vivrowe2763]

@@apoorhorseabusedbycenk we had wonderful products that lasted for years. When you could afford it, you knew you would get years out of an appliance. It was not a throw away society, less garbage everywhere then. People cared and took pride in themselves and their homes. We knew our neighbours, and played in the street.

[@DDHaven.]

Those were the best days in Melbourne. Beautiful old wooden trams, less people, milk in glass bottles delivered to your doorstep. I was a child who lived in the country and I visited Grandma every year. She lived opposite the beach and it all seemed so magical.

[@cherylpurdue888]

I lived in Melbourne most of my life,now I live in New South Wales, seeing these pictures I am home sick.

[@ronaldthwaites177]

Me too. I live on the Murray now. And I always love Melbourne. Takes me back to the good, funny, happy times. And then I remember friends I've lost... kinda like "The Castle".

[@R0d_1984]

Born in NSW, live in Vic 2 years, Taz 2 year, been in QLD 12 years (total 24), homesick for those days.

[@thjeokthjeok443]

We came in the 1957 , my dad worked 7 days a week for several years and bought a house in Kurnell NSW , you cant do that now .

[@Dave.S.TT600]

My mate grew up there in the late 70's/early 80's... their family name is Wighton

[@seagramrip187]

Thjeok Thjeok you sure can’t you will need to work all your life to buy a house in Kurnell and owe the bank all your life sad sad times we live in unless you like me and make easy cash from horses 🐎

[@TracyWeber-t5l]

How times have changed now life was so much more relaxed and simple back then.

[@shannongibbons6013]

Sad how we are slowly destroying ourselves, look at how happy everyone is.

[@kowaikuma]

this is a propaganda video

[@mrlewz0r]

Our bought and paid for leaders did this, not us.

[@zacaryf]

Everyone seems to be more respectful to each other back then.

[@GRDwashere]

Sure, so long as you were white. Toward we non-white people, not so much.... the white Australia policy was in full effect.

[@TerraTheAntiTerrorist]

​@@GRDwashereYeah, let's bring it back

[@Kookaburrow]

To the people from older generations complaining in the comments section, please know that I mean this with respect when I ask you; who do you think it responsible for inventing all the plastic rubbish that you don’t like. You don’t like how busy the roads are and complain that people stopped using public transport, but didn’t you stop using public transport too? Who allowed globalisation and an influx of chain stores to come to Australia? Cause as someone in my early 20’s, it sure wasn’t me? You can’t look back and say it was better back then without taking a look at yourselves and how you might have contributed to the current state of Melbourne. Personally I like Melbourne. I feel it’s lost a lot of it’s soul since the lockdowns, which is a real shame, but I think there is a strong sense of community when you search for it and it’s gonna revive the place! I hope you understand what I’m saying, you can’t blame the younger generations for this, it’s your world that we are now navigating.

[@gangleweed]

Well, I'm 84 and Melbourne has been my hometown since 1980.

[@mayray1503]

Well said!

[@maxwaus]

The young blonde woman in the video is actually Elspeth Ballantyne who played Meg Jackson in Prisoner.

[@aaronm8694]

I was trying to put it together! She was so nice...

[@footy2rock]

Yeah looks like she's always had short hair

[@martydee5283]

I was watching this clip and thought exactly the same thing, came to comments to see if anyone else noticed. Thx for posting

[@LeRoi715]

Thanks. Such a pleasure to see the old good time in Australia. Love your series... Cheers from Toronto!

[@NFSAFilms]

Thanks for the positive feedback LeRoi. More to come.

[@TJdirect]

Delightful to see a young Elspeth Ballantyne In this video, Who would later star in Prisoner. I absolutely enjoyed the years I lived in Melbourne 1987 to 1999

[@andyfffff]

So peaceful, simple, calming. Everyone present with each other and not looking at their mobile phones....And no meth heads on the streets hassling people for money. How I miss these simple but rewarding times.

[@user_mac0153]

You mean swaggies? Yeah they were there too. You are looking at a shaped and pruned picture of aussie idyllism that didn't exist mate.

[@seiner0ne]

meth heads dont ask for money they will rob you. herion junkies would ask you though

[@andrewthornhill7042]

These were the best of days. We were so fortunate, but took it all for granted.

[@andrewmason8691]

Another great restoration of old film footage.

[@Becu1001a]

These films are a great window to the past and will become more so as time moves on. Noticed the Holden Cars. Prior to 1964 they were fitted with a 1930's American designed grey motor. It had no engine oil filter and the oil had to be changed every 1000 Miles. The engine was worn out before 100,000 Miles. Rusting body panels was a big issue also. The young lady serving hot chooks is Elspeth Ballantyne. She took up acting later and was in Prisoner: Cell Block H.as Meg Morris. She is 80 now

[@pineal-gland]

Looks great to be around then.

[@andrewfrancis7272]

I thought I recognised the young blonde woman who's boyfriend or husband had a factory job. I'm assuming they were actors - Does anyone else recognise her from TV?

[@captainkaos754]

Cooberday. The HOLDEN grey motor was NOT an American design, it was based an an early Buick engine but NOT built tested or DESIGNED by yanks. Holden had some of the best engineering in the world to the end of production and had export markets in multiple countries including AMERICA where they received commodores Monaros and statesman’s all rebadged as CHEVS. So in fact WE were building superior cars to they’re floating oversized rubbish.

[@mebeasensei]

The Holden Grey was a good motor from what I've learned. It made only 60HP but was torquey and the racers used to mod them. They were good for way over twice that horsepower then. They had only four main bearings I think and didn't have hydraulic valve lifters, so all a drag on power and wear and tear. But they ran in the Holdens for 15 years across the arc of many changes to the shape of cars. The Red engine that replaced it was 100HP - 130HP and ran until the early-mid eighties, so even longer, and was probably even more outdated than the grey when its production was stopped and they chose an overhead cam Nissan engine to replace it before moving to the Buick V6 which they just assembled at Fisherman's Bend Plant. When this film was made, that Fisherman's Bend Plant would have been booming with 15,000- 20,000 workers I imagine.

[@TimberdeckingnowAuDeckBuilders]

Looks like Melbourne around 1964 or 5. I was a young teenager in those days living in coastal NSW until 1966. We then moved to Melbourne. What a cultural shock that proved to be. Melbourne was a drab old city in those days. The film shows Melbourne’s best face on a warm Summer day, but the reality was much different. The old noisy non heated Red Rattles, the leaded gas fumes pouring out the exhaust pipes out of basic cars that listed the heater as an option, all added to the misery of a Melbourne winter. The air was thick with smelly smoke from the backyard incinerator every home to have, or the burning of mountains of fallen leaf litter in the Bluestone street gutters of every inner city suburb. There were no Freeways anywhere in Melbourne. Any main road out of town like the Hume and Princes Hwy were choked with slow underpowered trucks and equally slow and hesitant cars towing caravans on any long weekend. The main roads went straight through the middle of every town and village for the entire trip, along with local traffic and restrictions. Broken windscreens, breakdowns and flat Tyers and most Service stations closing at 5pm in every town just added to the pioneering spirit and planning required for any road trip. So was life better or worse in the 60’s than now? The simple answer is YES and NO! House prices and the cost of living was much less than today, but life’s conveniences such as mobile phones, computers, fast food! Big screen TV, multiple channels, cable TV etc was science fiction to the extreme.

[@bert23337]

Yes, phones, computers, fast food! The very reason the 1960's was so great (Vietnam excepted) was specifically because these things, amongst others, were not yet inflicted on us. In winter there was VFL.

[@Denidrakes69]

​@@bert23337in my opinion, cars have been the biggest problem. They're the reason kids can't just take off on their bikes, walk to school, race up and down their streets, play cricket in the middle of the road, or tennis across the road. The reason kids are on their devices is because they're bored. Parents can't just kick them out of the house and say, "go find someone to play with." My kids will be on their devices when I'm busy, but never once have they not tossed them to the side when I say we're going to the beach, park etc.

[@mymiscellaneouscrap1234]

​@@bert23337Well no, significantly less people die needlessly nowadays with phones and computers. Whatever you people say it wasn't better back then, life is better now, the 70s had higher inflation (yes I know this was shot in the mid 60s), but you get the point.

[@aaronm8694]

Piss off Melbourne rocked in the 80s and 90s. Cold? Put a jumper on. You'll be diving off Frankston peir in summertime when its 42 and you have to wag school.

[@NealeBaxter]

Ha, ha, ha, loved it. I would've been only four or five when this was made, but I can still remember having milk delivered by horse and cart up until 1970. Hang on, OMG, I'm old!

[@johnd8892]

Last one I found was Essendon in 1986.

[@poochiepro]

Wow I live in melbourne and I wasn’t born at this time but it’s amazing to see what my state looked like this long ago

[@Wilantonjakov]

Everything was so much more beautiful. The cars were stunning.

[@bigbufobufo]

I love the background music to these short films

[@johnd8892]

Music composed by George Dreyfuss as in the credits at 18:45. A serious an accomplished composer. His later reworking of the Palmer River song into the Rush gold rush TV series theme was very popular.

[@intreoo]

Australia must’ve been paradise back then. I don’t think anyone in 1966 Melbourne would’ve had to worry about nuclear annihilation, and everything looks so clean and bright.

[@vivrowe2763]

Oh, it was. I was 10, and we didn't feel scared, we felt loved. Two parents always with my friends. Normal suburban homes, nice big streets and backyards. It was fabulous.

[@professornuke7562]

Well I was born in '68 and we spent the whole of the 70's and 80's worrying about Nuclear Annihilation.

[@OopsiDazie]

Aaah to a life filled with hope, enthusiasts, colour, freedom, trust and happy people! Life as knew it was filled with anticipation, joy and natural fun loving kind people. I noticed a vast change in everyday life as l once experienced it in the 70’s and late eighties. And eventually along came the forbidden 🍎 technology which was meant to make life easier has done the opposite consuming many a brain cell, their space and time. Since 9/11 happened everything has drastically changed on a world wide scale. This vastly caused major changes as well. Last but far from least CV19 pretty much put the icing on the cake. I’m glad to be the age I am today the earth in Melbourne and in 3121 will sadly never ever be what this once was. The nostalgia of this video was a delight. 🙏🏼

[@johnmay6090]

Yep, life was certainly more forward thinking and positive than it is today. The sun was hot, the girls were pretty and the beer was cold. I'd go back in a heartbeat!

[@mebeme007]

@@johnmay6090 The amount of pessimistic comments from many people on here. Yet, they don't even realise that they personally choose to view the world so negatively. There are positives things about being alive today, if one wants to open their eyes, minds and hearts and stop allowing the worst of everything to cloud their judgement.

[@k9-unit-australia275]

Ahhhh a time when people were normal. What a great time to be alive.🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@angelavalentyne7948]

Yep so true & so different now

[@jamesryan2084]

I was about 3 y.o when this was made. (circa 1964) How wonderful it would be to see those halcyon days again.

[@james_tiberius_kirk73]

I saw a Holden HD so possibly 1966? I was born in 1967.

[@davidsonnow]

WHAT a wonderful time to be alive in AUS.... before this MADNESS

[@Religious_man]

Women even twerked their asses in the past, like they were hypnotized. Wasn't that madness as well??

[@vivrowe2763]

@@Religious_man it was dancing and the men danced too. Didn't stand around with a stubbie in their hands listening to shit!

[@Hope-bc9yg]

Those people would be horrified if they could see into the future . 😣

[@NisJol]

Ah yes the horror of civil rights, gender equality, and all other minorities getting treated like human beings

[@paddyryan5702]

Good, it means we've progressed as a society

[@nl4402]

You are so blind to how good you have it. No Aircon, Netflix, a car that reliably starts, eating out, mobile phone, Google maps. If you want to get up go to work, come home, watch the news, and go to sleep. Go for it. Remember if your female you need to look after the kids and have everything ready before you husband gets home. Now the 90s, you could send me back then any time 👍.

[@noproblem2big337]

In 1978 the milk man still delivered by horse and cart in Port Melbourne

[@jonglewongle3438]

Still had the milk run where I lived by 1978, but not Melbourne and certainly not horse and cart, at least as far as I know. Someone in my year in school, until he dropped out the previous year, was doing it.

[@missy4663]

I remember hearing the horses hooves clip clopping outside our house in the early hours of the morning and stopping to drop off the milk. This was in the mid 70s in Bayside Brighton. Memories..

[@ariesred777]

wow! that's great

[@bradgotch]

Same in Hampton I never did manage to get out of bed to see it though I would have been 5 or 6 years old.

[@russellparratt9859]

In the early 60's, in Box Hill South, sometimes I would get up early and get a ride on the milk cart.

[@SSK9s]

These old films are marvelous... Thank you,, from Grafton, NSW, Australia xxxx

[@NFSAFilms]

Thanks for the feedback. Have you seen our film from 1949 called Jacaranda Festival? kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4nXfoKMjph4e7M We have other films about Grafton to upload too.

[@JimboJones99]

Wow. Everything was so clean back then !

[@lasagnegurl167]

Kailem Jones No fast food places, that’s why. People in Australia don’t care about littering. Sad really.

[@pauldolan9077]

I lived in Melbourne from Sept 1982 until Jan the 3rd 2009 coming from NZ.Quite ironic because in February 83 the Ash Wednesday bush fires happened and when we left in Jan 2009 back to NZ the Black Saturday bushfires happened.Unbelievable

[@joebloggs619]

Why do posts I write suddenly vanish without a trace her we on You Tube? Half way through writing, towards the end, an ad will suddenly come on, causing my post to just vanish, irretrievable. My guess is ther e must be dome illicit 'data harvesting' going on by somebody, somewhere. But, since this only happens just as a Goigle ad comes on, erratically, this data must be being unlawfully harvested by staff employed at Google. Please inves6igate this potential information privacy/security breach I have no power to stop myself. This is totally unacceptable.

[@jimmynud]

@@joebloggs619 You could always write your comment in Word first, then copy and paste it into KZbin.

[@ryanhoskins01]

Well, we messed that up.

[@gonebush843]

We didn't mess it up, the Government messed it up for all of us.

[@onionguts]

We sure did, Ryan. Well said.

[@perpetualgrin5804]

As a child loved walking up Princess Bridge station then you were in ' town '😅. Still miss the motorcycle shops on Elizabeth St.

[@apfelprincess45]

My Hometown :) I was 1 when this was filmed. Melbourne is still supposedly the world's most liveable city in 2023; it was then, even more so!

[@geofflloydroberts2834]

Takes me back to another time.

[@echelon2k8]

Also a better time - some would argue.

[@dekzzx]

this is great but makes me feel sad.

[@stevethea5250]

Why cutie?

[@frankboff1260]

Me too Dex

[@HarpreetSandhu_21]

Shivendra Singh ! Very good brother

[@voyyd8978]

When Melbourne was great

[@jamieb8112]

I love this video. Thank you for sharing.

[@NFSAFilms]

You're welcome.

[@viddokid3510]

I was student in Melbourne from 1982 to 1989, coming from Malaysia it was a cultural shock for me. I also unwittingly became a Collingwood supporter for borrowing a Magpies scarf to keep myself warm during my first winter, sadly the 80s was a continual disappointment and heart break for Collingwood fans.

[@aaronm8694]

Thats okay. I came from Fiji in 1984 and took up an Essendon flag.....

[@cherylpurdue888]

I was born in Melbourne ,lived in south Melbourne we played in parks,went fishing with my grandfather ,at Port Melbourne docks,we had true friends back then so.much has changed🙁

[@vivrowe2763]

Too much Cheryl. I was brought up then too! Hard to believe it's the same place. Life was so good and Australian.

[@sebeast1]

my mum grew up in middle park, born in 71. small world?

[@bigdoggy4744]

Melbourne once was a great place to grow up in just like the majority of Australia.I recall the days of a 5 cent tram ride from South Melbourne to the city life was simple and easy going. Then along came politicans who ruined not only Melbourne but the entire country. They have sold everything that is not nailed down they destroyed a great manafacturing industry that employed thousands of people. Life is now all about paying the exorbitant utility bills and the ridiculous price for the basics of life.

[@Nicholas_-vh6xg]

Your absolutey right. Fast forward three years from your comment, post the COVID lockdowns that ruined this once great city and nothing has changed. If anything things are worse now than ever. The cost of living has skyrocketed and trying to make ends meet has become harder than ever. Bad times ahead I’m afraid 😞

[@yurilemming4130]

i had an EK Holden in 65 too, only a few kids crossings had wardens or cops, Melbourne was the shopping hub then Chadstone opened. I also did deliveries into Flinders lane fashion area & to milliners, knew my city very well.

[@crazyman1650]

I was in Melbourne recently, and the abundance of coffee chugging hipsters and young people was through the roof

[@thadarkarts7224]

I love Melbourne, thanks Australia for saving us from war and hardship.

[@lyndamac1058]

How I wish we could go back to those times. It was simpler, safer, friendly and people weren't afraid of hard work. I recognise Elspeth Ballantyne as the short haired blonde woman.

[@coldthrills5150]

Did you all see that, we actually had a manufacturing industry and built cars lol

[@robertgreen7255]

The kindness and the fair go of the Australian people have become the magnet for immigrants around the world. I am so proud of an Australian citizen. Travelling the world, I always have the pride of my country when listening to people talking about Melbourne, Australia - the education city, a happy, peaceful, and a warm welcome to everyone who comes to visit, work, or live in my town, my beloved Melbourne. It's an honour of a Melbourne resident - the best city to live in this planet.

[@thevirginclanlee275]

Wow, this is the happy 60s, truly, good old times.

[@zoltrix7779]

Half the people look miserable.

[@cuzakuru]

Prim and proper dressing. Love it. No logos.

[@TheMDJ2000]

This is really interesting and beautifully filmed 😃

[@NFSAFilms]

Thank you very much!

[@endotherm]

Wonderful! I was 5 when this was made, and it reminds me of my first memories of the city. I had a lot of fun trying to identify what intersections we were standing in, and matching the architecture. I think I can name 90% of places here without too much trouble.

[@zacaryf]

Why does everyone look so happy and respectful towards eachother. Not like now in 2020s, everyone seems to be stressed

[@bohanhu1500]

Old times looks nicer than now

[@frankboff1260]

Bohan Hu yep 👍

[@Celeste-in-Oz]

I really miss ‘milkies’ it was great as a young kid, going to the front door to collect fresh butter and creamy milk every other day ☺️

[@Steven-p4j]

If the magpies hadn't got to the milk first. They would leave triangular stabs in the foil tops. I even recall bread deliveries and the ice man would come once a week in summer or once a fortnight possibly in winter. Central heating was unheard of, with a simple briquette fireplace, or a gas/oil heater in the lounge room. We toughed it out by dressing up more, and some used electric blankets. I had a European doona, which Aussies knew nothing about then. My school couldn't even afford to pay for the gas heaters located in every classroom. It was difficult to write very neatly when your fingers were frozen. Things are definitely on the up and up now. Though, it is quite the shame, that we allowed Whelan the Wrecker to knock down so many magnificent buildings. At least we had Mick Dundee to round all the unions together to stop the entire city being demolished, and ugly monsters to replace the lovely old buildings, though sadly, we lost enough by then.

[@davidlam5378]

This is fantastic to be able to see what it looked like back in the day vs now. Thanks for sharing this

[@travelwithsteven]

Gawd, it's like an advertisement for Tony Abbott's vision of the future.

[@akiraode-smith6084]

I don't think Tony could dance much better than that. Stiff, rigid and awkward... SPOT ON

[@Gort58]

Many thanks for the HD version. Brought back a lot of memories of growing up in Melbourne in the 60s. Some of the featured buildings are long gone (for some, probably not a bad thing). The brief glimpse of the giant Santa on the side of the Foys building was nice, as was the shot of Bourke Street out the front of Myer before the creation of the Mall. Alas, no more engine manufacturing at Fishermans Bend, but at least seatbelts are now compulsory. ;-)

[@NFSAFilms]

Thanks Gort, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the positive feedback.

[@BrassLock]

I knew Holden engines were made at famous Fisherman's Bend, but only now I see the factory and it's original location.

[@railtrolley]

About buildings long gone: the Gas and Fuel Towers not built yet, in this film.

[@BrassLock]

@@railtrolley Are they the office blocks that were deemed too ugly to keep, and were demolished? If so, it's really weird to think that so much effort was put into buildings that had such a short lifespan. Or else I'm so old now, that I can have such long term views on this world.

[@railtrolley]

@@BrassLock Yes, they were the 2 brown brick high rise towers on the edge of the Yarra River, at the corner of Flinders and Swanston Sts. Fed Square is there now. Some of the reasons given for demolition was blocking the view of the river, and St Pauls cathedral. Demolished in the mid 1990's. The 1960's did have a few blunders as far as ugly and inappropriate placement of buildings go.

[@CousinJennie]

At about 12.56, the fountain in the courtyard of the Southern Cross Hotel. It was covered in mosaic tiles, and I worked on it with lots of other students as a summer holiday job. The curved brown paper shapes were laid out flat & we stuck the mosaic tiles on the paper. Was not present at the transferring of the whole onto the bare form of the fountain. I was an art student at Caulfield Tech at the time - must have been 1963.

[@veganath]

Before diversity became our strength

[@zacaryf]

Most Australians from that time preffered Australia being non-diverse. That's one reason it took more than 70 years to abolish the white australia policy

[@wiskipete]

Taking someone back in this time for a couple of days he will just cry

[@heidimolan179]

The past is another country and we don’t know what we’ve got till it’s gone.

[@maskitmati]

WOW I wish I was alive to see this Melbourne

[@Hero.Lone-Wolf]

really ? when men used to beat their women behind close doors with impunity ... when houses were filled with asbestos cladding. When there was no treatment for any cancer yet ? When bad people could get away with murder or rape as Police force was rotten and there was no forensic technology available then .. list could go on !!!

[@RiversRun597]

The film was made to show all the nice bits, none of the nasties, in order to encourage immigration. And it has actors in it. I was in Melbourne then - yeah it was good but not all that brilliant.

[@Kookaburrow]

I wouldn’t wanna live in this time period, but I do appreciate the architecture and technology of the time. Everything seems to have a lot more personality to it, the buildings and the cars, ect. I guess it’s just interesting to see how the city has changed since then

[@karenarvidsson2776]

Oh I was 5 or 6 and remember all this so well!

[@CoolJRT2009]

Ah the good old days when Melbourne actually produced things and people other than nitwits who are worried about everyone else's business but their own

[@glencoe1266]

I've been waiting for the ultra HD version since you uploaded the original one years ago. Thank you x 10000!

[@NFSAFilms]

Wow. Sorry, long wait. Hope it was worth it. We have done the whole series now and will upload them all.

[@anthonyhoran3200]

@@NFSAFilms Any chance of some technical info with these - such as the format of film they were shot on, and also the scanner used to capture them in 4K? The quality is superb (and the condition of the film near-perfect) by the way!

[@NFSAFilms]

@@anthonyhoran3200 Thanks Anthony. 35mm Eastman Colour film. Scanned from 35mm inter-positive component struck from original neg. Scanned on Blackmagic Design Cintel scanner. Thanks for the positive feedback.

[@BenHelweg]

@@NFSAFilms Thankyou for this information. I wanted to ask the same question as well. These are so so great and it's amazing being able to watch them in UHD.

[@anthonyhoran3200]

@@NFSAFilms Thanks for the info - and for getting this stuff onto KZbin in 4K!

[@darkangel2347]

I was born in Melbourne in March 1970. Lived there until early January 1974 when I moved to South Australia where I still live as of 06/07/2022. But I've veen there on four short visits sibce July 2019.

[@jaymothman]

2:34 you can still see the ghost of the cat mascot on the side of that building on elizabeth st today

[@流浪澳洲]

I have been living in Melbourne for 10 years. Got my pr recently, I am really grateful for the chance to live in such a comfortable country.

[@流浪澳洲]

This video shows me what Melbourne used to look like. Awesome.

[@edensmith552]

All young people today in 2021 need to see this in order to know whats real living and FREEDOM 👍

[@tomlaf1882]

By young people how young do you mean? The lockdown only started in 2020

[@tomlaf1882]

It’s also for our own safety

[@MrTIMPOSTER]

*if you weren't Aboriginal and didn't mind a cheeky bout of TB now and then.

[@zoltrix7779]

More freedom now, no one expects you to do anything, the world your oyster.

[@mafiahorse]

The massage scene is of the most unexpected twists in cinema history

[@darylcheshire1618]

Topless too.

[@renesarabia6442]

I love Australia, regards from the Philippines.

[@johnd8892]

Horse aided delivery of milk may have lasted until 1987. The National Museum of Australia has what might be the last used one in Australia. From their website description : This horse-drawn milk wagon was used by the Lincoln Park Dairy to deliver milk in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon from the 1940s until 1987. It has an unusually rich provenance and is remembered fondly by many members of the local community. This ties in with some of the near Essendon location in the comments below here.

[@davidharvey4433]

Born in Melbourne 60 years ago. Whilst I remember all this, Melbourne is now such a different place. In some ways much better and some ways terrible. In most ways it did feel like one big community back then.

[@zacaryf]

It's because the population was a lot smaller back. Now, melbourne, especially the city, is becoming overpopulated. You'll get 6-7 people living in a 3 bedroom apartment

[@edensmith552]

Absolutely beautiful💕 Please bring back the NORMALITY 🙏

[@christopherclarke3022]

There was a magic of sorts in those days that seems to have gone, when most folks had respect or at least treated people with respect. A far cry to what we can expect now days. Digital Tech did not rule our lives as we had time to think and take in air and smell the roses though there was some pollution at times particularly winter at times due to wood fires or briquette Coal or wood variety.

[@Denidrakes69]

There was horrific pollution in Melbourne, the Docklands was an industrial waste land, the cars had lead pouring out of them. We were using make up that caused skin cancers and thought formaldehyde was fine.

[@tania6145]

Not everyone had respect .. lots of racism around then too.

[@endotherm]

11:29 You can see the Control Systems building on the left. I think it was one of the first computer related business around at the time.

[@eaglesquedingo2112]

I remember the old horse and cart delivering the milk. Poor horse collapsed one day and it was so traumatic seeing him lying on the road for days :(

[@l--lllllll-POISON-lllllll--l]

My dad n mum remember those days too and im sad because I feel im living in the wrong generation/time... poor horse. must Have been overworked❤

[@l--lllllll-POISON-lllllll--l]

My parents were in the punk scene bigtime. dad more so than mum lol٫ but mum was punk/surfie 😂❤

[@aussie8114]

Probably sleeping 😴

[@tysondrowe]

So crazy to see how little traffic there was in the City and the inner city suburbs during the day....

[@vivrowe2763]

Yes, because most people went by bus and train into the city. Women were home with children too! Two car families were rare.

[@thurstonhowell3569]

Those vinyl seats in them cars used to get scorching hot on a summers day.

[@vivrowe2763]

Towel always worked, we didn't complain, they were put together so men could work on them easily.

[@professornuke7562]

Just don't drop a red hot seat belt buckle on your leg. I'm surprised I don't have HEMCO branded into my leg from my Mum's FC station wagon.

[@mebeasensei]

This is surreal to me. It looks like about 1964. i was born '63, and I worked at the same engine plant factory - Fisherman's Bend in '90 - '92, when the industries such as these were still going, albeit with some doubts over the horizon.

[@roberttudor455]

I want to eat the food. It would have been real !!!. Great vid, recognised most of the places. And that helipad ... had no idea its been there that long.

[@zoltrix7779]

Do you like meat and three veg? Cause that's the only choice you would have had. Boring.

[@geoffheard5768]

If you were on the train going to Flinders St from North of Melbourne at the right time, you would see Reg Ansett arrive by helo to the heliport for his work day.

[@peterr.7429]

Someone please invent a time machine...I want to go back

[@amitheaven]

thats a emotional comment same i want to do with time machine

[@louisethompson2230]

7:14 I remember these times when people looked healthier . Takeout was a treat , no home deliveries. Fresh milk and bread home deliveries was the best , cream on top .

[@louisebb4183]

There was home delivery of groceries 😂

[@Alainmontpellier1000]

Yes true

[@anuradhaedirisuriya]

Those were the days ♥️ brilliant video