On this day, 65 years years ago the 1956 Summer Olympics commenced in Melbourne. There were several future film and TV makers shooting home movies at the Games in Melbourne, which ran from 22 November to 8 December. In this clip, shot by Bruce Beresford, today one of Australia’s most successful and internationally recognised film directors, we see Melbourne street scenes and the banners for the Olympic Games, crowds scenes, the Olympic Village and athletes. At 16 years of age Bruce was only just

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Incredible footage of the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Opening Ceremony, which took place #OnThisDay, 62 years ago! #ThrowbackThursday | Australian Olympic Team

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65 years ago #OnThisDay 22 November 1956, the Summer Olympics commenced in Melbourne. In two hours of supreme spectacle, an MCG crowd of 103,000 watched 314 Australians march into the arena, heard the Duke of Edinburgh declare the 1956 Olympic Games open and saw athlete Ron Clarke light the cauldron. | I Grew Up in Mortdale 2223

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#OnThisDay, 63 years ago, the team of Strickland, Croker, Mellor and Cuthbert won the women's 4x100m relay in World Record time (44.5) at the Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games! 🎥 Olympic | Australian Olympic Team