Fire Tragedy

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1860A

Date Released

28 Jan 1965

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rugby - Ireland Hold France
2. 2Fire Tragedy
3. 3Sir Winston - The World Mourns
4. 4Lying in State (In Colour)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire Tragedy. DESCRIPTION: Hundreds of square miles of bush in New South Wales and Victoria were devastated by the worst Australian bush fires for years. Losses of stock and property have not yet been estimated but the worst tragedy was the loss of eight lives, five of those children. Firemen tried to use the roads as natural fire-breaks in places. With much of the countryside in tinder-dry condition, the bush fire hazard in South Australia has reached the high peak of danger. SHOTLIST: General view of forest burning. Medium shot of fire engine rushing to fire. Firemen pulling hoses from fire engine. Long shot of forest fire pan to mid shot firemen preparing hose pipes. Medium long shot of fire engine. Medium shot of firemen fighting fire with hose pipe. Medium shot of burnt out car. Medium shot of dead sheep lying on ground. General view of fire burning through trees.

Keywords

Fires; Emergency services; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Australia; Victoria; New South Wales

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

89303

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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