SCENES OF AUCKLAND

Rights Information
Year
1925
Reference
F2812
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1925
Reference
F2812
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Duration
0:06:39

Panoramic views of Auckland city including the waterfront, a shot from a ferry pulling out from Quay St. Queen Street, the wharves, busy port area, children swimming at Mission Bay and Rangitoto. Men enter a cinema to see "If Winter Comes".

Includes footage of horses and carts and trams on Queen Street, Karangahape Road, Grafton Bridge and the Lyric and Tivoli cinemas.

The statues and fountain of Albert park were pictured with children playing around the central fountain, Auckland University buildings in the background.

Shops and landmarks including Partington’s Flour Mill near Karangahape Road, The Town Hall and static images of the Auckland Art Gallery are included. Panorama of an area of eastern inner-city from a high vantage point depicts the Victorian-era wooden villas.