Patineur grotesque (1896).webm

A bearded man smoking a cigar rollerskates before a ring of onlookers in a park. While skating, he lifts his jacket to display to the crowd a white hand on the seat of his trousers. Filmed in Prince Alfred Park in the South Sydney-Redfern area. The skater may have been a professional stage skater performing in a nearby theatre or circus. He may also have been hired by a proximate venue to entertain crowds, which was a common practice in those times. Catalogue Lumière n° 117. Believed to be the oldest Australian surviving film.