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War in the South Pacific

Date released

8 Oct 1942

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

42/81

NoS ID

099664

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

American invasion troops nearing the Solomon Islands in the early dawn and the landing on Florida and Guadalcanal Islands. This action turned the tide of war in the South Pacific.

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Springboks Home from Madagascar

Date released

8 Feb 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/11

NoS ID

099841

Story no

5 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

General Gentilhomme arrives in Madagascar as High Commissioner thus restoring French Sovereignty to that island. In Cape Town, South African troops parade through streets after returning home from service in...

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Weather Reports from North & South

Date released

30 Mar 1944

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

44/26

NoS ID

100324

Story no

2 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Arctic winds in the Aleutians cause planes to be grounded and snow blizzard buries jeeps. On a South Pacific island a Marine camp gets hit by high winds causing tents to be almost blown away.

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The War in the Pacific

Date released

15 Nov 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/91

NoS ID

100172

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

On a US aircraft carrier in the South Pacific, Hellcat aircraft are bombed up for an attack on Wake Island. Over Wake, smoke rises as the attack takes place. Aerial combat of the Hellcats in dog fights with...

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Allied Offensive in South Pacific

Date released

9 Sep 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/72

NoS ID

100091

Story no

1 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Sea and air offensive against the Japanese in the South Pacific is launched from New Guinea, New Britain and on Munda, New Georgia Island. Japanese shipping is met with and destroyed while Japanese airfields...

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Roving Camera Reports: Dockyard Fire at Cockatoo Island, Sydney

Date released

2 Dec 1937

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

410

NoS ID

057002

Story no

11 / 17

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Aussies Hunt Forest Pest - The Flying Fox

Date released

15 Dec 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/100

NoS ID

103231

Story no

4 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Throughout Queensland, huntsmen join in combating a farmer’s nightmare - giant bats!

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Roving Camera Reports: Bombers of the Southern Alps, New Zealand

Date released

4 Oct 1937

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

393

NoS ID

056739

Story no

9 / 15

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Pongam POW Riots

Date released

1 Jan 1952

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

53/1

NoS ID

105116

Story no

1 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

4,000 red civilian internees riot on Pongam Island, South Korea. 84 prisoners are killed when U.N. troops go in to break them up.

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Royal Tour of Fiji

Date released

24 Dec 1953

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2381

NoS ID

044765

Story no

2 / 2

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

All the highlights of historic journey in SS Gothic across Pacific Ocean where Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh spend two crowded days on beautiful South Sea Island.

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