Sydney Australia-1967: View Of Red And White Paradise Court Motel Sign And Kookaburra On Wire

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Year1967
Decade1960s
LocationSydney, Australia
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1967 Sydney Australia

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View Of Red And White Paradise Court Motel Sign And... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1967, this vintage home movie captures a sun-drenched view of the Paradise Court Motel in Sydney, Australia. The clip features a prominent red and white neon sign advertising the motel and serviced apartments, with a distinctive mid-century modern building in the background. A white railing curves in the foreground, and a kookaburra perches on a wire against a deep blue sky. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, evoking a nostalgic 1960s Australian roadside scene.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127276043

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1967 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Sydney, Australia Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Australian travel, roadside accommodation, motel signage, or home-movie cutaways in documentary and education edits.
Period detail: The motel sign, serviced-apartment wording, railing, and low modern building support a mid-1960s roadside Sydney setting as described in the clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a visitor or passerby viewpoint, lingering on the motel frontage before cutting to a kookaburra perched on overhead wires.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include the Paradise Court Motel sign, serviced-apartments lettering, white roadside railing, planted shrubs, low motel buildings, blue sky, utility wires, and a perched bird.
Film character: The 8mm image has saturated color, soft focus, visible grain, slight handheld framing, and uneven exposure typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use this as an insert for travel arrival, roadside lodging, Australian place-setting, or a brief transition from built environment to local wildlife.
Historical context: The clip gives visual context for mid-century motel travel culture in Sydney through signage, exterior architecture, and roadside landscaping.
Research note: Visible motel branding and identifiable signage may require review; no people are visible, but copyright, trademark, and property issues remain separate clearance questions.
Research search match: Search matches include 1967 Sydney motel sign, Australian roadside motel 8mm, Paradise Court Motel footage, kookaburra on wire, and 1960s travel home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Sydney or 1967 travel scenes, then broader motel signage, roadside architecture, and Australian wildlife cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

1967 Sydney home-movie frame showing the Paradise Court Motel sign, serviced-apartments lettering, shrubs, and a curved white roadside railing. — Paradise Court Motel frontage with sign, building, shrubs, and white railing.

Sydney motel exterior in 1967 with Paradise Court signage, white bridge-like railing, planted shrubs, and low roadside buildings. — Roadside view of the motel sign and curved railing in bright daylight.

1967 Sydney frame with the Paradise Court Motel sign partly framed by shrubs, a low building, and a curved white railing in the foreground. — Paradise Court Motel sign seen across the railing and landscaping.

1967 Sydney home-movie frame showing a kookaburra-like bird perched on utility wires against a clear blue sky. — Perched bird on utility wires after the motel exterior view.

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