Training for the Antarctic

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1427

Date Released

8 Oct 1956

Date submitted

26 Aug 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Donitz Released
2. 2NATO Weapons on Show
3. 3Report from Poland
4. 4RAF Boxing Win
5. 5Training for the Antarctic
6. 6Puja Pantai
7. 7Gleaming Glamour
8. 8Princess Margaret’s Tour
9. 9UN Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hillary Trains for Polar Expedition. DESCRIPTION: The Majestic Tasman Glacier in the Southern Alps of New Zealand is the training ground for the forthcoming New Zealand Expedition to the Antarctic. Sir Edmund Hillary will be leading the expedition. SHOTLIST: Scenes of training in the Mount Cook area of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Sir Edmund with Bob Miller tests walkie talkie equipment. Feeding the Husky dogs. Pilots learn to handle ski planes, practising take offs and landings. One plane is damaged and Sir Edmund checks the extent on plane.

Keywords

Environment; Exploration and explorers

Locations

New Zealand; Majestic Tasman Glacier; Southern Alps

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

68412

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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