The State Library holds more than 200 segments of film taken by Percival Moody. Born at Kent Town in 1890, Moody was a philanthropist, company director and keen motor hobbyist, founding the Harley-Davidson Motor Cycle Club and the Outboard Club of South Australia.

Moody filmed historic South Australian events, occasions and attractions between 1929-1950, and raised funds for charity through public film screenings.

In 1936 South Australia celebrated 100 years since the foundation of the state as a British colony.

One of the events held to mark the occasion was the Floral festival, and this footage shows scenes from the accompanying pageant.

Other events included theatrical productions, a children's Empire pageant, a re-enactment of the landing of the Buffalo and the grand finale, a Pageant of Progress, held in December.

Floral Festival Committee. Adelaide. Floral Festival souvenir : centenary of South Australia, Adelaide, 1936, Adelaide : E. Hosking, 1936

Pictures of the floral pageant held in connection with S.A. centenary celebrations 1836-1936, Adelaide, September 1936, Adelaide : Scrymgour & Sons, 1936

SA centenary celebrations, Canberra : National Film & Sound Archive, c1994

South Australian centenary celebrations, 1836-1936 : official souvenir programme, special carnival period, December 18th-31st 1936, Adelaide : State Centenary Executive Committee, 1936