Sydney Wash-Out

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1695

Date Released

27 Nov 1961

Date submitted

23 Nov 1961

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Champions on Ice
2. 2Dublin - Home from the Congo
3. 3Irish Make It a Draw
4. 4Under One Roof
5. 5Berlin - The Prison Wall
6. 6Sydney Wash-Out

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sydney Wash Out. DESCRIPTION: They had a nice beginning to their Summer in Sydney, rain that sent down three inches in an hour. It was the wettest November onslaught that Sydney people can remember. In fact, it was an absolute wash-out! SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV cars in street. GV bridge (2 shots). GV flood (2 shots). MS flood. GV countryside flooded (2 shots). GV floods. MS floods in city. MS same. GV cars pan to hole in road.

Keywords

Weather

Locations

Sydney; Australia

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

83515

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

83

Story extras:

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