PERSONAL RECORD. MURRAY, AG. [FAMILY SPOOL 1]

Rights Information
Year
1945
Reference
F28727
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1945
Reference
F28727
Media type
Moving image
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Amateur
Duration
0:08:30

Various scenes of Temuka under snow. Close up of snow [on power lines]. Vehicles driving in snow, black car slides along road. Snow covered streets, trees, power lines and houses. Man climbs power lines with piece of rope [to fix them]. Man in front of car with boy bent over as he cuts his hair. People clearing snow from streets. Boys having snow fights. Boy with men, one man in army suit.

Scenes of V.E.. Day, Temuka [9 May, 1945]. Car drives in wonky fashion down street, crowd of children run after it. Women walk down street waving flags. Crowds gather in street, people dance in circle around pipe band. Vehicles with people on drive down street, including wonky car loaded with passengers. Crowds gather on side of street to watch parade of marching band, men in civilian clothes marching, people in fancy costume, Maori person in cloak, children on bicycles, decorated trucks including ‘Post Telegraph’, the wonky smoking car. People in costume pose in front of sign ‘R.W.D. grand symphonic swing band’. Man with blackened face hands out [coins] to children. Maori kapa haka group perform on podium. Scenes of V.E. Day parade in field. Children stand in costume with bikes on field. Swing band parades in field.
Woman poses with boy and girl in back yard.