Bush Fire!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1703
Date Released
22 Jan 1962
Date submitted
19 Jan 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Spidermen Spin Bridge
  2. 2Boxers Go Slow
  3. 3It’s a Dog’s Life
  4. 4Improving the Breed
  5. 5Bush Fire!

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bush Fire!. DESCRIPTION: The battle of the bush-fires in Victoria raged over a hundred and fifty-mile front. What with the exceptionally dry weather and the strong winds blowing, the flames swept on out of control. So great was the threat, that ten townships had to be evacuated. Several lives were lost, and the damage done is beyond calculation as yet. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV wood fire. (4 shots) same. MS pan reinforcements arriving in lorry. (2 shots) fire fighting. (2 shots) homes on fire. MCU pan ambulance arrives. MCU refreshments being made. CU man from Salvation Army. (2 shots) men drinking. (2 shots) wood fire.
Keywords
Weather; Fires; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Australia; Victoria
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
83768
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:
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