Australia

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

158

Date Released

15 May 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1India
2. 2Middle East News
3. 3Australia
4. 4Bombing of the Tirpitz

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

Chinese refugees engaged on the construction of huge crane barges and other shipbuilding. Shots of them at their barracks, eating Chinese food etc. US NATIONAL ARCHIVE ENTRY: 11 min, sd, B&W, 35mm Part 6 Chinese refugees work in an Australian shipyard and eat with chopsticks. Record Group 208 - Accession 3276

Keywords

Ships and boats; Food and cooking; Industry and manufacture; Displaced persons

Credits:

Commentator

Rex Keating

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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