Barrier Reef Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2217A
Date Released
2 Dec 1971
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cross Country
  2. 2Super Guppy
  3. 3Miranda - Fishery Protection
  4. 4Princess Anne at Faslane
  5. 5Barrier Reef Festival

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Barrier Reef Festival. DESCRIPTION: The Barrier Reef Festival with coconut husking and prawn eating contests. Also a beauty contest for the title of Miss Coral Queen, Miss Haymen Island wins this event. SHOTLIST: GV island, palm trees etc. MS Go Go dancers fashion parade. CU people watching. CU Go Go dancers. MS prawn eating competitors. 3 CUs competitors eating prawns. CU another competitor eating prawns. MS crowds watching. CU winner finishing off. MS start of coconut husking contest. CU competitor husking coconut. CU crowd. CU competitor. MS winner. GV start of power boat race competitors running into water & start boats. MS boats past at speed. MS bathing beauty contest Miss Haymen Island walks past. CU Miss South Mole Island. MCU judges. MS 5 competitors lined up. MS judge reading out results. CU Miss Haymen Island smiling and being congratulated by another girl. MCU Miss Haymen Island gets Coral Queen sash.
Keywords
Food and cooking; Women; Competitions
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
97697
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
173
Story extras:

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