Ambulance Historical Society Victoria

Ambulance Film & Video Archive

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	Death on the roads - 5 Min 37 Sec
	Dramatic 1940's "Cinesound Review" filmed for the Victorian Civil Ambulance Service (VCAS) and appears to have been made to promote road safety.

	Un-named silent colour film - 7 Min 21 Sec
	Filmed in the 1950's and not edited. Shows the last days of the old Lonsdale St HQ of VCAS and the setting of the foundation stone at the "new" 64 Latrobe St HQ by Premier Henry Bolt. Includes construction and opening of the new HQ.

	Latrobe Valley Ambulance - 4 Min 53 Sec
	Uncut raw footage made to be viewed on the popular game show "Pick-A-Box" to promote how BP products help Australians in everyday life.

	1991 Transfield Ambulance Rollover Test - 17 Min 19 Sec
	Done to see if new external roll bars on the Transfield ambulance could withstand a 100kph rollover.

	"25 Years of MICA" - 9 Min 25 Sec
	Made in 1997 - Featuring Wally Ross, Wally Burns and Dr Sloman who started the first MICA in Melbourne in 1972 which operated out of the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

	"We Care" - 1 Min 05 Sec
	1970's promotional video made as a 60 sec TV commercial for Ambulance Service Victoria (Melbourne).

	"Ambulance In Action" - 9 Min 56 Sec
	Promotional video made for Ambulance Service Melbourne in the 1970's. Features the old ground floor control room at 64 Latrobe St and "Mr Melway" (aka Russell King) and many other officers of the day.

	Ambulance Service Melbourne - 12 Min 40 Sec
	1970's film sponsored by "The Rotary Club Of Melbourne". Look for superintendent Jock Berry in the striped T-Shirt at poolside and Wally Ross (One of Melbourne's first two MICA officers) as the the heart attack patient.

	MICA 3 Interviews and ASM's CEO - 16 Min 27 Sec
	This was raw unedited footage which I edited and includes MICA 3 officers talking about their work. Followed by the CEO speaking about the new Doncaster HQ. Ending with "out takes" from the old 2nd floor control room at Latrobe St.

	"True Colours"- 5 Min 33 Sec
	Made in 2008, this excellent "Our People - Our Community" DVD video was the last (maybe also the first) promotional video made by the short-lived RAV. (Rural Ambulance Victoria).