Australian Resort Goes Gay (1964)

Mackay, Australia. Title reads ’Brilliant Mackay Tourist Festival’. MV. Small TAA aircraft taxiing in at Queensland’s airport. MS. Banner across road, ’Mackay Welcomes You“. Various shots of the street and garden scenes in Mackay during the carnival. Various shots of a ceremony at the quay where the boats which carry tourists on tours off the Barrier Reef are blessed by a priest. Various shots of colourful parade through Mackay with floats, bands and marching girls. Four young men dressed up as the Beatles are on one of the floats. (.) Date found in the old record - 22/05/1964. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Em