Hmas Brisbane

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2107A
Date Released
23 Oct 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Teen Time
  2. 2Aberfan Today
  3. 3Oil Rig Hovercraft
  4. 4Hmas Brisbane
  5. 5Artwise

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMas Brisbane. DESCRIPTION: In scenes so reminiscent on nearly three decades ago, the Australian warship Brisbane returns to Sydney after seven months active service with the American seventh fleet in Vietnam. She fired eight thousand rounds at over six hundred targets. The last time the cannons of The Association were fired was over 260 years ago. Trafalgar Day is chosen for the first 20th Century firing of one of the cannons, recovered from the sea off the Scilly Isles, and recently auctioned for £3,000. SHOTLIST: GV HMAS Brisbane. MS crowd waves as HMAS Brisbane passes. MCU crowd. MS Brisbane tied up at quayside. MCU captain. MS sailors leave Brisbane. MCU excited woman in crowd. MCU sailor kisses girl friend. MCU sailor kisses family. MCU sailor puts his hat on baby. MS SV man loading old cannon. MS man runs hand over cannon. CU ditto. MCU man loads cannon. MS 3 officials. MCU Official Mr ? MCU wadding rammed down barrel. MCU gunpowder is added. MS man lights powder, cannon fires. MCU people held their ears. MS cannon fires. MCU gunpowder ignited. MS cannon fires. BS ditto.
Keywords
Commemorations; Ships and boats; Weapons; Ceremonies; Navy; Military; History and archaeology
Locations
Australia; United Kingdom
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
95287
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
143
Story extras:
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