Australia - Canoes and Crocs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1752
Date Released
31 Dec 1962
Date submitted
19 Dec 1962
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Flour V Soot
  2. 2Make the Best of It
  3. 3Is This a Record
  4. 4Australia - Canoes and Crocs
  5. 5Sale Fever

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canoes and Crocs. DESCRIPTION: Five Olympic canoeists were among forty entries for this canoe race near Sydney. It’s an eight mile course around the coast, with competitors using slalom-kayaks, double kayaks and racing skis. The event was won by Australia’s Phillip Coles, his time: 51 minutes, three seconds. Mrs Vlasop of Cairns, North Queensland, wife of one of Australia’s best known crocodile-hunters, keeps twenty-six crocodiles. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV start of race. LS race in progress, competitors past camera (2 shots). MS one man in canoe past camera. CU two competitors past camera. MS man with cap on. MS another. AS canoe race in progress. GV competitor past lighthouse. GV other competitor past ship (2 shots). MS Phillip Coles wins the race in 51 minutes 3 seconds (the course is 8 miles long). MS competitors congratulate each other. Pan crocodile, woman feeding crocodiles (4 shots). CU crocodiles, woman feeding crocodiles (6 shots).
Keywords
Ships and boats; Competitions
Locations
Australia; Manly; Queensland; Cairns; Mosman
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
85706
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
173
Story extras:
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