The Australian Scene: Navy Day

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1276A

Date Released

19 Nov 1953

Date submitted

3 Oct 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Jewish Remembrance Parade
2. 2Truman Refuses Summons
3. 3The Australian Scene: Navy Day
4. 4The Australian Scene: Future Champions
5. 5The Australian Scene: Grasshopper Plague
6. 6Striking It Rich
7. 7Mossadeq Faces Trial
8. 8International Horse Race

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Section Title

The Australian Scene

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Australian Scene - Navy Day. DESCRIPTION: Navy Day celebrations are a very definite part of the Australian scene and one highlight of the occasion was the field-gun race. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowded docks. Elevated view of Australian sailors parading. Various shots of field gun races. Cut-ins spectators. At docks, crowded with spectators. Demonstration of rescue from water by helicopter. Submarine Telemachus surfaces.

Keywords

Commemorations; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Aviation; Ceremonies; Navy; Military

Locations

Melbourne; Sydney

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

60041

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

62

Story extras:

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