North Shore Steam Ferry
North Shore Steam Ferry | |
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Based on | documentary |
Cinematography | Frederick Wills |
Distributed by | Queensland Department of Agriculture |
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Running time | 17 seconds |
Country | Australia |
Language | Silent |
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North Shore Steam Ferry (NFSA) |
North Shore Steam Ferry was a trial film using Lumière Cinematographe equipment purchased for the Queensland Department of Agriculture.[1]
Frederick Wills filmed the steam ferry PS Cammeray docking at the Milsons Point Ferry Wharf in 1899.[2] It also shows a worker preparing to receive the ferry as passengers on board ready for disembarkation.[2]
Frederick Wills and Henry Mobsby produced several films using the Lumière Cinematographe that they had purchased for the Queensland Department of Agriculture.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Laughren, Pat. "Wills, Frederick Charles (1870–1955)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ a b "North Shore Steam Ferry". Australia: National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
Categories:
- 1899 films
- Silent films
- Australian films
- Australian silent short films
- Australian black-and-white films
- Paddle steamers of Australia
- 1890s short films
- Silent Australian film stubs