England-Australia Air Mail Arrives

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
107
Date Released
22 Jun 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Victims of French Sea Disaster Are Laid to Rest
  2. 2Economist Urges Debt Moratorium
  3. 3Channel Conquered by Austrian Glider
  4. 4Texas Guinan Call Herself a "Sucker"
  5. 5Horsey Aristocrats Throw a Party
  6. 6England-Australia Air Mail Arrives

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England-Australia Air Mail Arrives. DESCRIPTION: Kingsford Smith sets out from Sydney to rescue bags from plane which crashed at Koepang. Sub.1. Mail is finally delivered by Australian National Airways aeroplane. SHOTLIST: CU of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Standing in front of plane engine. Plane on ground. Crew enter same. Plane taking off - ‘Southern Cross’ also in the air. Sub.1. The plane lands. People swarm round same and the mail is unloaded.
Keywords
Aviation; Postal services
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1262
Length of story (in feet)
105
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