Sydney (1967)

Sydney, Australia. Several shots of kangaroos / wallabies hopping about at Koala Park; some have babies in their pouches; M/S of a koala bear asleep in a tree. A man carries a koala to a branch and puts the bear on it; he hands it some eucalyptus leaves to eat. Various shots show Champion boomerang thrower Joe Timberley tossing boomerangs into the air. He takes some special ones from a furry pouch he carries and throws them both at once. L/S of a Pan Am aeroplane coming in to land at Sydney (King Ford-Smith) Airport; M/Ss of passengers coming down steps from the plane. L/S of the city of Sydney, seen from across the river; L/Ss of ferries in the harbour and skyscrapers beyond. General shots of the city; people sit at tables of an outside cafe; two girls sit on a wall and smoke cigarettes. Several shots of ornate wrought iron balconies on houses; commentator says they are made from the ballast that was brought on the old wool clipper ships and then junked. L/S of the half-finished Sydney Opera H
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