City Of Millions
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 Published On Jun 3, 2018

NFSA Title: 15020 c 1964. A NSW Government film. Directed by William M Carty. Documentary promoting the development of the city of Sydney. Examines the transport system, industry, construction and leisure. Includes Australia Square, the State Office Block and the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Sydney Stock Exchange, General Motors Holden assembly line. Darling Harbour and Walsh Bay; Mascot International Airport; Mitchell and State Library of NSW, Sydney Grammar School and St James Church; demolition of old buildings and construction of office towers.Looks at the Rocks district (claiming that the area is an 'outmoded backwater' that will soon be demolished and 'replaced by a well-conceived group of office buildings, modern apartments and skyscraper hotel'). Modern suburban homes and home units, including Housing Commission towers at Redfern and more upmarket apartment buildings in Elizabeth Bay, Darling Point and Blues Point Tower. High school chemistry class and Sydney University students. The newly built Gladesville Bridge (opened 1964) and the Cahill Expressway. The Rex Hotel (Kings Cross), the State Theatre, William Street, the AWA Tower.

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