Perth Western Australia-1966: Pan Along a Low Road Bridge Over a River to a Suburban Peninsula

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Duration9s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 · Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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What is in this clip

river crossing
urban growth
post-war road building
suburban development
city lookout view
travel film
1960s Australia

Shot type: extreme wide
Camera: pan · handheld
Setting: outdoor · Elevated lookout over a wide river, a road bridge and a low suburban peninsula
Time and weather: daytime · Likely summer, with dry pale ground and strong sun · Clear and sunny
Lighting: Bright, clear daylight with light haze on the horizon
People: 0 · No people are visible; only distant cars.
Vehicles: distant cars crossing the bridge · cars on the road below the bridge
Landmarks: Narrows Bridge · Swan River · South Perth peninsula
Objects: road bridge · street lamps · bridge piers · block of flats · red-roofed houses · curving roads · sandy shoreline · treetops
Colors: deep blue · pale blue · sandy beige · dark green · terracotta red
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The Narrows Bridge crosses the frame over the blue Swan River, with cars on the deck and a road looping below.
The pan moves right along the bridge as the South Perth shore and a white block of flats appear.
The far end of the bridge meets the peninsula, with curving roads, open ground and red-roofed suburbs.
The camera settles on the sandy tip of the point and the wide river beyond, with treetops in the foreground.

Pan Along a Low Road Bridge Over a River to a Suburban... — Clip Details

Perth, Western Australia, circa 1966 home movie footage, filmed from the high ground of Kings Park. The camera starts on the Narrows Bridge, a long low road bridge over the deep blue Swan River, with cars crossing and a road looping below on the near shore. It then pans right along the deck to the South Perth peninsula, where curving roads, sandy foreshore, a white block of flats and red-roofed suburbs come into view. The shot ends on the tip of the point and open water, with treetops in the foreground.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 9s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000498

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1966 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: Perth, Western Australia, 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: Answers requests for mid-1960s Perth establishing views, showing the Narrows Bridge, Swan River and South Perth for documentaries on Australian urban growth.
Period detail: The bridge carries light traffic, the South Perth foreshore is mostly open ground with a few blocks of flats, and low red-roofed suburbs stretch to the horizon.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor at the Kings Park lookout sweeps the camera along the bridge and across the river, the way a tourist records a famous view.
What appears in frame: A long low road bridge with lamp standards, distant cars, deep blue river water, a curving shore road, a white block of flats, red-roofed houses and foreground treetops.
Film character: 8mm colour film with a strong blue cast, visible grain, soft distant detail, a few dust specks and the slight unsteadiness of a hand-held pan.
Edit role: Works as an establishing shot for Perth or as a transition from the Kings Park scenes to the city and river.
Historical context: The Narrows Bridge opened on 13 November 1959, and the shot shows it linking the city side to a still lightly built South Perth.
Research note: No people or readable signs are visible; film copyright is handled separately from any property interest in the distant buildings, which a licensee should assess for their own use.
Research search match: Narrows Bridge 1960s, Swan River from Kings Park, South Perth peninsula vintage film, 8mm Perth Western Australia home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair with the same reel's car passing the cannon at the Kings Park lookout, lemon-scented gum avenue and Perth title card, then with other 1960s Perth river or city views.

Still Frames From This Clip

The Narrows Bridge over the Swan River with cars crossing, seen from Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia, circa 1966. — Cars cross the Narrows Bridge over the Swan River, seen from Kings Park, Perth, circa 1966.
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The southern end of the Narrows Bridge meeting South Perth, with flats and suburbs behind, Perth, Western Australia, circa 1966. — The pan reaches the South Perth end of the Narrows Bridge, with a white block of flats above the foreshore, circa 1966.
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South Perth peninsula with open foreshore, curving roads and low suburbs at the Narrows Bridge, Western Australia, circa 1966. — Open foreshore and low suburbs on the South Perth peninsula where the Narrows Bridge lands, circa 1966.
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The tip of the South Perth peninsula and the Swan River beyond, seen from Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia, circa 1966. — The pan ends on the tip of the South Perth peninsula with the Swan River widening beyond, circa 1966.
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