A party of men approaches the open cabin door of VH-CMT, Queensland, circa 1966.
1966 · Queensland, Australia
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Men cluster at the cabin door ready to board VH-CMT, Queensland, circa 1966 — Queensland, 1966
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- 1966
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- Queensland, Australia
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- Still 4 · 8.68s into the source clip
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Men in white shirts and a suit cluster at the door of aircraft VH-CMT ready to board, Queensland, circa 1966.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 8.68 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
Queensland-1966: Men in Shirts and Shorts Gather to Board Twin-Engine Aircraft Vh-Cmt
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
Shorts with white knee socks, suits and ties, and a twin-engine aircraft whose fuselage script appears to read Queen Air all point to the mid-1960s.
Film character
Saturated blue skies, hard sun, deep shadows and fine grain give it the warm, slightly contrasty texture of projected small-gauge reversal film.
Historical context
It shows Australian men dressed for both the office and the field heading out by private aircraft, a common way to reach remote work sites in the period.
Research note
Copyright in the film is separate from likeness: several faces are identifiable but unnamed, and the privately owned aircraft and its registration may need property review.
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