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Roving Camera Reports: Girl Billiard Player in California

Date released

31 Oct 1938

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

505

NoS ID

058344

Story no

5 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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One Minute News

Date released

10 Mar 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/20

NoS ID

102810

Story no

3 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

A prefabricated concrete cricket pitch comes under inspection by England test cricket selector, RWV Robins, and test player Bill Edrich. It is hoped to lay these pitches in many parts of the country.

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Davis Cup Returns to Australia

Date released

29 Jan 1940

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

40/9

NoS ID

097708

Story no

3 / 10

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

For the first time in twenty years the Davis Cup returns to Australia, and Bromwich and Quist play an exhibition match against Crawford and McGrath, showing how Adrian Quist is acclaimed the world’s best...

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Tennis Singles Make History

Date released

16 Sep 1957

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

57/75

NoS ID

107855

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

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

In the US tennis singles finals, Althea Gibson becomes the first coloured winner of the women’s title, and Australia’s Mel Anderson the first unseeded player to capture the men’s.

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Exit Cricket - Enter Football

Date released

27 Aug 1945

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

45/69

NoS ID

100787

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

End of the cricket season showing Edrich batting in test match against Australia. Start of the first peace-time football season brings the question of whether football will still be as good as it was before...

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Boy Golf Champion

Date released

7 Jun 1956

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

56/46

NoS ID

107133

Story no

4 / 5

Extras

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

Eighteen-year-old John Beharrell wins the Amateur Golf Championship - youngest player ever to reach the final

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