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!

Видео Australian Road Trip in the 1970's on Super 8mm канала Scot McPhie - Mango-a-GoGo Productions