A Day In Perth (1972) HD version

A 16mm film made by The Australian Commonwealth Film Unit which shows an average day in the City of Perth, Western Australia. With scenes of the business district to life in the suburbs in 1972, it is an interesting journey back in time as to how daily life in Perth was like back then.

[TKVDO]

ONE "LIKE" FOR THE NEWSPAPER BOY...IN THE AM 63 NOW.

[DustyDingoPhotos]

And still no pokies in pubs and clubs, and still no toll roads. How sweet it is ! 😊

[matgee]

Two things that never change in Perth. The beaches and the bus shelters.

[Jackie-ig]

Born in Perth in 72.When I was younger I wanted to live in a busier city . Now I appreciate the slower pace and the connection to bush and water..

[frogman-]

I was in the SAS Regiment & had just returned from Vietnam, 19 years old.
Perth was then & still is a beautiful city, we are so lucky to live in such a great place.

[dianewarner]

I was a young mum in 1972 now I’m great grandmother wow time flew by the days when men were polite to the women and people were considerate to each other

[almillar]

Lived and worked in Perth the greatest place on earth in 73 , 200 $ wage a week, 20 $ for a flat in wembley , saturday night at beethovens for 10$, win win, great town . Havent seen it in 42 yrs.

[lorrainedash]

I was 15 then and this video brought back great memories. Life was so much less complicated then!

[occulathree]

Omgosh! Hearing the Paper Boy sing out again! 🥰

[Mei-qp]

Thanks for the video! I have been living in Perth for ten years, from Shanghai. I love here! How many times my heart asked if I would grow up from a child again, but in Perth. Business trips to many other places. People living here are spoiled❤

[meecob]

This was fun to watch. Seeing my childhood all over again. This is exactly how Perth was when emigrated from the UK. Cheers

[leonthompson]

Thank you for this video I was born in 1979 on the 150th anniversary of Western Australia and you have no idea on how much I miss Perth of the 80s and the early 90s in a lot of ways it was a far better place to live it was a damsite safer and it felt more like a community rather than a special economic zone like it is now thank you for that glimpse of the for the past❤

[craigrik]

gee, I work in construction in Perth now, some of those houses are still here today! I first came to Perth in 1982, me and my mates found a great pub, out towards the hills. Could I find it when I came back here to live in 2008??? I met up with some work mates out Gosnells. Standing in the pub I was telling the boys the story, I looked up and around me and geez, I was standing in it!!! Didn't recognise it with all the houses etc around the area lol

[WW]

5:20 Copers " please don't sit on the flower pots mate" Young bloke is " oh yeah sorry officer". Respect.

[asmith]

Born and Raised in Perth in 71 still here and never left my Pretty was so sociable, free and fun before the Computer-Mobile phone Age,
The Swan River was so clear and beautiful to swim in, and going into Town was STRICTLY wearing our Sunday best 🙏
please everyone lets aim to get back to that 🇦🇺👋

[bernadettematera-stacey]

The buses are a lot better now, and I love the trains going so fast they pass cars on the freeway. I'm from Boston, US. Lived here since 1995, and love it here. Very happy to live in the most isolated capital city, away from the troubles of the US and other places. ❤

[monikasaringer]

Ahhhh the good ol it was still like that

[Deliquescentinsight]

I arrived in Perth in September of 1970, it was a vastly different city to today in 2025, unrecognizable in fact from those days.

[NathanChisholm]

I was born in Perth 1972 and loved growing up in Scarborough during the 70s and 80s in sunny WA.

[benfrank]

loved the squeaky old MTT bus
relaxing in Supreme Court Gardens
views of the city from Matilda Bay (Crawley)
... and the men's sideburns!