Report from Down Under - The Sydney Show

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1457A

Date Released

9 May 1957

Date submitted

2 May 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Soviet May Day
2. 2Film Men Confer
3. 3Mounties Ride in London
4. 4Muslim Festival
5. 5Record Salt Harvest
6. 6Report from Down Under - The Sydney Show
7. 7Report from Down Under - A Goodwill Visit
8. 8Report from Down Under - Menzies in Japan
9. *Cup Goes Home

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 8

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Sydney Show. DESCRIPTION: A feature of Sydney’s Royal Easter Show was the double handed saw contest for the world championship. Also the final of the world championship tree-felling. The winner completed the job in 2 minutes 12 seconds. SHOTLIST: General view of the show. Horses walking around. Sawing contest. General view of the second pair from the left. The winners. They are garlanded. Tree felling and pan winner on the left.

Keywords

Competitions; Animals; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Sydney; Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

70571

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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