ABBA attended a Civic Reception at Melbourne Town Hall on their arrival. Footage of them arriving and at the balcony is featured in ABBA - The Movie (although incorrectly billed as their last appearance in Australia rather than the second stop on their tour).

This is alternative footage (ie. different angles) to that shown in ABBA - The Movie as that was filmed onto other format and system (ie. 2.35:1 ratio with Panavision cameras).

Four different sets of footage are known:

1. ABC reel was shown on Countdown, probably on the next day (ie. 6 March 1976).
2. Channel 7 Network footage, when Frida gave a very brief interview on the balkony, finishing with her saying, "I love you!"
3. Channel 9 footage including a brief interview with Agnetha and Björn, probably was broadcast on Nine News
4. Channel 10 footage: ABBA meeting then Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser which was broadcast on Melbourne News.

If you click the i  in the top left-hand corner of the picture gallery, this will expand to give descriptive information on each image ie. which channel.

VIDEO - the Melbourne Town Hall footage starts at 43 seconds.

Archive data from ABC’s public site:

ID: 809470 - COUNTDOWN - STOCK SHOTS - ABBA ARRIVING AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT AND HOTEL (BANNER)
Recording date: 05-Mar-1977
Duration: 2.03
Location: MELBOURNE,VIC,AUSTRALIA
Summary: SS;ABBA (POPULAR MUSICAL GROUP FROM SWEDEN) MADE UP OF ANNI-FRID LYNGSTAD (FRIDA LYNGSTAD), BJORN ULVAEUS, BENNY ANDERSSON AND AGNETHA FALTSKOG ARRIVE AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT AND MELBOURNE TOWN HALL WHILE ON TOUR
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Personalities: ANNI-FRID LYNGSTAD, FRIDA LYNGSTAD, MUSICIAN, 'ABBA';BJORN ULVAEUS, MUSICIAN, 'ABBA';BENNY ANDERSSON, MUSICIAN, 'ABBA';AGNETHA FALTSKOG, MUSICIAN 'ABBA'
Shotlist: SS;MWS AEROPLANE TAXIS ON RUNWAY WITH 'ANSETT' AND 'ABBA' WRITTEN ON IT;MWS CROWD OF AIRPORT STAFF GATHERED ON TARMAC FOR A LOOK-SEE AT THE POPULAR GROUP;LS ABBA (LYNGSTAD, ULVAEUS, ANDERSSON, FALTSKOG) WALK FROM STEPS OF PLANE PAST ROW OF STAFF AND GATHERED PRESS AND WAVE IN THE SKY FROM TARMAC;MWS 4S ULVAEUS, LYNGSTAD, FALTSKOG AND ANDERSSON WAVE ON TARMAC;MS PROF THRONGS OF ABBA FANATICS WATCH ON IN GREAT PLEASURE ON TARMAC;LS HA ABBA MEMBERS DRIVEN IN 2 BLACK (ROLLS ROYCE?) CHAFFEURED CARS AS THEY DEPART FROM AIRPORT TARMAC, INCL MALE MEMBER WAVING WHILE HANGING OUT WINDOW;MS BLACK ROLLS ROYCE HOLDING MEMBERS OF ABBA STOPS OUTSIDE HOTEL IN MELBOURNE CBD STREET WHILE SURROUNDING SCREAMING FEMALE FANATICS SCREAM;VS ABBA (LYNGSTAD, ULVAEUS, ANDERSSON, FALTSKOG) EXIT CARS OUTSIDE MELBOURNE TOWN HALL TO THE SOUND OF EAR PIERCING SCREECHING, SHAKE HANDS WITH UNKNOWN MAN AND WOMAN AT FRONT OF HOTEL, LOITER, TURN TO WAVE AT SCREECHING HUMANS;MWS SCREAMING FEMALE FANS HELD BACK BY MEN;AERIAL CRAZY AMOUNT OF PEOPLE PACKED ON STREET TO TRY AND GET A GLIMPSE AT THE MUSICIANS;MCU PROF ULVAEUS, PAN L MS OTHER MEMBERS OF ABBA (RV);MWS ABBA MEMBERS LOITER NEAR PRESS AND SHENANIGANS, ABBA MEMBERS DIRECTED TO WALK THIS WAY, ABBA MEMBERS WALKS THAT WAY (WHILE PRESS TRY TO LATCH ON) AND DISAPPEAR INTO DARK UNKNOWNS OF HOTEL ABYSS

Archive data of Seven Network fotage:

Collection: Seven West Media
Title: ABBA ON THE BALCONY OF MELBOURNE TOWN HALL
Details wide shot Melbourne Town Hall with fans in front / ABBA, Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad stand on the balcony waving to fans / Frida quick interview talks into a microphone- Hello to every one and that she loves them all. - media surrounds
License Type: rightsready
Asset: ID 668133304
Credit: Seven Network (Operations) Ltd
Clip #: 668133304 SD
Collection: Seven West Media
Date created: March 05, 1977
Release info: Not released. More information
Clip length: 00:00:24:03
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mastered to: QuickTime 8-bit H.264 SD 720x576 25p More information
Object name: swm01282.mov

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