Australian Road Trip in the 1970's on Super 8mm
Back in the early 2000's I bought a Super 8 editor from Lifeline in Woolloongabba - it came with a 400 foot reel of film with the simple title "Long Service Leave Trip" written on it. True to its name it is a couple on a trip through northern NSW and SE Queensland, visiting many of the famous tourist sites on the way. Apart from allowing us in a small way to share the joy this couple had on their trip, it's also a window into an Australia long gone - and for me as a child of that era it evoked a lot of fun memories. I have no idea who the couple in the film are, but would love to re-unite them or their descendants with the film. It was transferred on to HD for me by Miles at Mulesfilm - a lot of the original footage was shakey so I've applied a stabilser to it in Premiere Pro - which worked better in some places than others - a lot of their camera work wasn't that steady either LOL! I haven't done any colour correction, or dust removal - and it could do with both. Sorry the music starts and disappears! I originally had royalty free music on there from a UK site and youtube kept blocking it because Chinese companies were claiming it??!! - so after a frustrating time re-uploading etc I've just let them delete tracks and have left it with this. I'll put some of the spots that I recognise in the comments below - but if you have any corrections or additions please add them. If you have any memories to share of these places it'd be great to hear them too!

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