Drought - Australia’s Scourge

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1211

Date Released

18 Aug 1952

Date submitted

12 Aug 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Animal News
2. 2Animal News
3. 3Animal News
4. 4Drought - Australia’s Scourge
5. 5World Film News: East Refugees
6. 6World Film News: Mail Rockets
7. 7World Film News: Korean Election
8. 8World Film News: Uranium Rush
9. 9Wedding of Mr Eden
10. *Blackpool & Fylde Show

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Drought Scourge. DESCRIPTION: Disastrous news from Australia concerns the drought in the Northern Territory - the worst ever known, with no rain for eighteen months. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV desolate country. Livestock being driven towards water, falling dead on route, dying by drying rivers. Vultures fly overhead, Rangers killing some of the dying livestock.

Keywords

Weather; Environment; Birds; Accidents and disasters; Animals

Locations

Australia; Northern Territory

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

57646

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

186

Story extras:

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