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This is the most incredible archive footage of Melbourne I’ve ever seen. It was made for the Olympics in 1956. There was a reason we were the first place in the Southern Hemisphere
Dan Andrews. . This is the most incredible archive footage of Melbourne I’ve ever seen. It was made for the Olympics in 1956. There was a reason we were the first place in the Southern Hemisphere to host the Games – and this is it. Let me know what you recognise.
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