City Of Millions

[@thomaselliott573]

This is more than simple promotional film making. It is a wonderful part of cultural history, which unfortunately will never be seen again. Thanks.

[@bigtux11]

I was surprised at how poetic the narration was.

[@pgclift51]

Just got to love the dogman's non existent safety equipment - thanks for putting these videos up. Many happy memories as a young teenager.

[@NFSAFilms]

Looks like the cameraman might have even had a go! Thanks for your feedback.

[@kiwaussiegirl]

NFSA Films.... How things have changed. Loved it! 👌. Thank you

[@NFSAFilms]

You're very welcome. Thank you for the feedback.

[@wavecentral]

So great to see Sydney as it was - more like this please!

[@bungle0261]

Such a relief to know how effective expressways are in relieving traffic in cities like Sydney!

[@Homeo67]

Great short film ! Thank you !

[@KevInSydney]

Thank the unions for saving The Rocks from demolition!

[@ceeemm1901]

Yeah, thank the Unions....

[@roydidlock1012]

Sydney 1964. Suburban trains operating with open doors. The almost brand spanking new Southern Aurora at Sydney Terminal. A Sydney cabbie who may not have complained when asked to drive the 1.5km from the Rail Terminal to your hotel.

[@alphabet_soup123]

And the cabbie wouldn't ask you for directions, either

[@donny234]

@@alphabet_soup123 the cabbie wouldnt have to worry about getting stabbed by some meth addict back then either

[@26TptCoy]

Another good film, if not for the NFSA these films would disappear forever. A Sydney I remember well, a lot of middle aged and older men were ex soldiers from the wars. People had a common sense back then and were generally happier. You could talk with people freely in the street without any obligations. I was always fascinated by Japanese fishing boats tied to the wharf on the eastern side of Circular Quay, the crews cleaning down everything and repairing nets. Clean trains with no graffiti, no garbage in the streets, shows pride in the people. Does Australia make anything anymore?

[@NFSAFilms]

Thanks Liam. Yes we only have one print of this film, which we have preserved digitally now.

[@damienluxford7482]

I really like the intelligent, almost poetic narration, so far removed from what we get nowadays.

[@kirkc9643]

Back when we used to be able to manufacture basic essentials like motor vehicles

[@iansings7428]

Yep, we had Port Kembla and Newcastle steel foundries, engines being built in Vic. and S.A.

[@lrv4502]

Great video! Good old state office block, damn shame they demolished it.

[@lcflcf1]

Australians are very good in architecture, very beautiful city.

[@ceeemm1901]

Come to Perth. It's a Brutiaism Theme Park...

[@robstermclean4467]

The entire suburb of North Sydney, flattened for the freeway, they never near finished.

[@NoosaHeads]

Another wonderful presentation from the NFSA. They are our national treasure. Sydney in 1964 looks like heaven on earth. I was brought up in northern England. Sydney looks light years ahead of what I was exposed to. It was a magnificent, vibrant city - until the corporate globalist parasites got their hands on it.

[@mattl1962]

They only got a hold of it when their fellow citizens sold the silverware from under their noses.

[@Panzilla1]

Thank you.

[@doubtingthomas6146]

I for one am very glad they didn’t demolish The Rocks and build that monstrosity in its place.

[@12121149]

First high rise was the AMP building tallest in Australia,back then. Locals would go there in droves to be at the top of Sydney.

[@GilbertMcGovern-ys2ji]

The narrator says at 6.43 … “ if it’s wanted,this city will make it “ A long long gone way of life in this country today … When Australia was

[@jackpubbo]

Love to see traffic hasn’t changed

[@BENNYseesYOU]

6:26 Go the mighty Holden!

[@LilacDaisy2]

12:34 - still no safety gear for all the men building high-rises in 1964? Look at how high up they are, just walking around and welding. All to be a good provider to their family. Heroes.

[@gregdean2012]

No need for all that stuff people are such wimps today .

[@donny234]

@@gregdean2012 we even had women that did women things back then too , like make sandwiches and stuff , now they gota get out there and work too

[@LilacDaisy2]

9:06 - These netball uniforms are wonderful!

[@ChefEarthenware]

Throwing all that away was a crime against humanity.

[@addictiveaussie]

"If it's wanted, this city will make it." We'd struggle to make a sink plug nowadays.

[@bigtux11]

Modernity leaves a lot to be desired. Most of the towers that sprung up around the time this was filmed were dull and lifeless. They can't hold a candle to the grandeur and romanticism of the early Victorian and Gothic beauty of the oldest structures, some of which have shamefully been demolished in the 70s, 80s, 90s and now.

[@marcopolo5157]

Although I agree somewhat, we needed to go up. The price we pay for modernity, progress and prosperity

[@internezzo]

These films are great because they enable present-day people to see what Australia was like when it was full of Australians.

[@cdgh99]

you have go back to before 1788 for that

[@internezzo]

oh, quite anachronistic to describe the palaeolithic pre-colonial denizens as "Australians"; they had no concept of the size or shape of the continent, had no group identity encompassing all the inhabitants of the continent, on the contrary as we know little groups in more or less perpetual conflict with each other. Not like now, of course.

[@cdgh99]

Fuck off you racist scum. Thats what i really meant to stay. You are not profound.

[@internezzo]

Whereas you must be, as NFSA Films has denominated your comment as a "featured comment". 'Nuff said.

[@thomaselliott573]

Never a truer word spoken mate. What a shame this other poor fool had to introduce his little piece of tripe.

[@reedbender1179]

First year High School (age 12) excursion to visit the tallest building in Sydney and Australia at.......Circular Quay.....yep, the AMP building !😎 We caught a Red Rattler,don't think we sat in the smoking carriage though ! 😂

[@Warpedsmac]

Yes, did exactly the same excursion in 3rd grade I think, red rattler from Epping station...The AMP building, you may remember, has no 13th floor...superstition.

[@bungle0261]

​@@Warpedsmac so, they only built a tower that was twelve stories high? Just because of superstition... That's wild.

[@Homeo67]

Ron Haddrick is still alive as well :)

[@parramattaeels7928]

It’s sad to c only 33k subscribers for this channel. Where r the rest of 24 million

[@NFSAFilms]

Good question.

[@D-Rizzle653]

Wow man crazy seeing Sydney back then..my mum was born in 1963 so yeah she’d a been a year old when this was filmed..who cares I know but anyway..all the people in this film would be long gone all dead and gone..but they kind of live on through these videos

[@williamlarkin5045]

The Rocks survived Thanks to the BLF's Green Bans. Whenever people talk about union activism, I remind them of this.

[@peterm1826]

The guy sitting next to women at library. Was in the film Dons Party.

[@CibinPort]

10:25 Air India !!

[@ceeemm1901]

Geez, Sydney traffic was even crap in 1964!

[@audie-tron9219]

So, Australia used to be a first world country?

[@thevannmann]

It still is, are you stupid?

[@haroldmclean3755]

My My Hasn't Sydney changed

[@donny234]

think i saw the robinhood hotel near bondi

[@warriorpoet9629]

My father was a dog man. The only equipment he had was a whistle.

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

This was filmed in 1964 by the looks of the EH Holden taxi. In 2019, Adelaide still hasn’t reached 1.5 million people. Sydney is up around 4 million. And the tunnel going through Kings Cross to Edgecliff STILL doesn’t go anywhere usefull !

[@humor1095]

Over 5 million 2day, mid to late 60s 3 million people. Backward perth doesn't even have 3 million yet. A disturbing fact, perths suburban Railway line wasn't electrified until 1991.. WTF.. WA = WAIT AWHILE!!!

[@theblindfoldep]

@@humor1095 ​ a) Sydney had a massive head-start compared to all Oz cities. Perth was not settled by Europeans until 50yrs after Sydney and was not a penal colony until 1850, b) Perth's rail network is now widely considered a "model" public transport system (not my words), and c) you can buy a house in Perth overlooking the Swan River of Indian Ocean for half the price you'd pay in Sydney for similar and it will be built of double-brick instead of brick-veneer, d) you don't have to fight for a space on the beach.

[@ACDZ123]

Backwards Perth will overtake Brisbane soon in population..nothing Backwards about Perth anymore

[@sweeysweet9728]

I'm 11 I was born in 2007 but I wasn't born in 1964 I never seen PPL look like this and I didn't know the controller car is in the right.

[@vengefulvegan]

So many shower caps:)

[@duncanyourmate2433]

Expressways have been Privatised, they relieve the Govt.of income, Plan for the Rocks was obscene, it will become up up up , Mirvacville @ Tempe

[@petabindoff4618]

gone to the pack.. Sydney today. The culture of Australia is gone.. as we knew it

[@markmalic7450]

We built these Cities.. Members of the B.L.F And now the C.F.M.E.U. PROUD and LOUD FULL of PRIDE

[@damienluxford7482]

An order worth a million in money 😂

[@RaveDave871]

Sydney was very gay city in them days ! sadly less so now by social changes