I grew up in Canberra from 1961 and remember swimming in the lake and fishing for trout. We also caught yabbies with a piece of meat on the end of a string - they made good eating! Later I did a lot of sailing on the lake in my Mirror dinghy. Those were the days!
@mariazorzi97232 жыл бұрын
Tantissimi ricordi io arrivai a Canberra Gennaio 1960 mi sposai 1963 il mio primo Figlio nacque 1964 ,quando arrivai non c’era il lago ,mio marito ha lavorato nella costruzione della dama ,sono stati i migliori anni ,con tanti sacrifici ,ma tanti cari ricordi ,indimenticabili ,grazie mille per il video che mi riporta a quegli anni ,grazie 🤗🌹🌻❤️🕊🌴🌈🌞🌏🙋♀️👋👋👋
@smellylorenny2 жыл бұрын
I've walked around that lake tripping on acid. Great job Burley-Griffin!
@AggregateUser2 жыл бұрын
Canberra is definitely a place for admiration. I lay on the grass of this lake down from the war memorial on acid, at dusk. An amazing sight to see hundreds of bats moving from Commonwealth park toward Fyshwick. The noises they were making were like power lines in the wind.
@Mike-ds7mu Жыл бұрын
I love Canberra and everything in it. This is a amazing film. We moved to Canberra from oversea in 2018. Merry Christmas 🎄🎄🎄 Canberra!
@Prieze8683 жыл бұрын
Great cinematography at always catches the mood of the day in the fashion even the colours are amazing
@DonzLockz2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I've been here all my life and haven't seen many videos of Canberra construction. 👍😎🇦🇺
@NFSAFilms2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍. Here's our Canberra playlist just in case you haven't seen any of these: kzfaq.info/sun/PLYjU0Xph-Gj6RwCY8RY4vNpXzn0ERhmg_
@thomaselliott5735 жыл бұрын
This is a gem. An integral part of Australian development. The idea of creating Canberra is open to discussion, but this film is priceless. Thank you.
@NFSAFilms5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@danrobinson5724 жыл бұрын
NFSA Films thanks for the videos yesterday. I’m from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and love your country.
@hannotn2 жыл бұрын
I always thought Ming was supposed to be a skilled orator. That inauguration speech was about as uninspiring as it could possibly be.
@lynnedaquino27742 жыл бұрын
I love this film. I love Canberra and everything in it even the Carp! Love Christmas Love Canberra at Christmas. We are truly blessed to live in such a wonderful place.
@hawkeman007 Жыл бұрын
Great to see PM Menzies in quality living colour. Thanks.
@MaccasWell7612 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how the landscape of Canberra was influenced by Lake Burley Griffin. Not only that but Canberra's road system was also heavily influenced by the lake. Like King's and Commonwealth Avenue bridges, Lady Denman Drive (part of it over Scrivener dam) Parkes Way and Monaro Highway (over the Molongolo River end of the Lake). I'm still looking for road maps or street directories of Canberra's early road system without an archive dive (it's expensive, I hear).
@newCanberran11 жыл бұрын
Our family migrated to Canberra seven years ago. Love the city and especially Lake Burley Griffin. It is a very lovely recreational area, a stunning centrepiece for a very beautiful city. So enjoyed this film.
@margaretmatthews4872 Жыл бұрын
Life was simply lovely then
@JaceTan-9012 жыл бұрын
So the lake is only 50 years old? Now I appreciate Canberra more!
@scottclements7813 жыл бұрын
Now that lake is full of carp
@buda3d20073 жыл бұрын
*crap
@piccadilyroad663 жыл бұрын
or Crab 🙊*oops
@adamarcus9233Ай бұрын
Canberra was so beautiful now it’s ruined never to be the same again
@jamiemckeon427812 жыл бұрын
this is amazing
@jesusislukeskywalker42944 жыл бұрын
golden age
@wellitsmelbell2 жыл бұрын
I thought the lake was always naturally there, but it's actually manmade. The more you know.
@mattyo3013 жыл бұрын
great upload thx
@kylewaddington19833 жыл бұрын
anyone on this you tube channle live in Canberra
@yowodup60942 жыл бұрын
Yes
@jaynedavis36552 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I do , I have died several times of boredom, and most of the people make ya teeth itch , and ya piss boil
@johnmyviews37612 жыл бұрын
Now they are filling the best part in for townhouses and profits
@davemustaki13411 ай бұрын
Good the things a waste of space they go on about not enough land and housing crisis they might as well fill it in or half of it and build on it gets bugger all use anyway
@ecologistanuclear37323 жыл бұрын
great documentary, lots of 60s reminiscences - I don't know if there are any papers/articles about the beneficial effects of Burley Griffin on the local climate...Greetings from Chile
@26TptCoy5 жыл бұрын
6:33 the five dollar shovel from bunnings .. lol wonder what the tree looks like today?
@Vonbare13 жыл бұрын
even back then people wouldn't drive in the left-hand lane! (2:06)
@thepsychologist815911 ай бұрын
Depends on the speed limit. I agree it's annoying when people drive slow in the right lane, but technically it's not breaking the law at 80km or under.
@Prieze8683 жыл бұрын
The true British Australian culture that a lot of we've opened our doors to a lot of different nationalities and many of them up my friends but they sometimes say we don't have any culture but yes we have it and understated Noble natural ability but you know after some multiple generations of unemployment the language is dropped and that the standards of drop that we did have and mostly do have standards the Anglo australasians
@bh58172 жыл бұрын
You couldn’t be more right and we’ve certainly lost our British cultural identity
@khanSherKhan Жыл бұрын
Wow
@janevanbalen14517 жыл бұрын
Wonderful little film. I believe the narrator is Alastair Duncan (1926-2005) (although not apparently credited). www.imdb.com/name/nm0241892/
@NFSAFilms7 жыл бұрын
Hi Jane, yes you are correct. It is indeed Alastair. Good pick up. What tipped you off?
@janevanbalen14517 жыл бұрын
I came across it via Facebook i think... I used to work at NFSA years ago and I just recognised his voice - brought back memories and my work with the radio collection there. Thanks for your reply (I only just found it!)
@NFSAFilms7 жыл бұрын
NFSA collection certainly imprinted in your ears then.
@fellowcitizen5 жыл бұрын
Why no underwater observatory, though?
@pauljamieson42104 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@peregrinemccauley5010Ай бұрын
Sixty years ago. I wonder if the floriade's gold fish are still alive.
@godisourfather93762 жыл бұрын
Canberra was a great place to grow up in , & then politicians destroyed it now it's a hole
@davemustaki13411 ай бұрын
Just like everywhere really but I know what you mean
@ringoze5 жыл бұрын
Anyone recognise the opening titles music?
@davemustaki13411 ай бұрын
It's off an old show or something it sounds familiar
@joytotheworld68043 жыл бұрын
Princess who?
@bonnypop57647 жыл бұрын
how did they factor in queanbeyans poo?
@zorbalight39333 жыл бұрын
They used science.
@2partiesnotpreferred2262 жыл бұрын
Canberra translates to breast in the local language.
@jonathanm94362 жыл бұрын
I think you'll be surprised to learn that it means "meeting place" in the Ngunnawal language.