Capt. Cook’s Home is to Go "Down Under"

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

239

Date Released

1 Jan 1934

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Oldest Bible Comes to British Museum
2. 2Camels Race over Sand at Omburman
3. 3Capt. Cook’s Home is to Go "Down Under"
4. 4Perry and Crawford Meet in Melbourne
5. 5Premier Delivers New Year Message
6. 6Australia Overruns Wales at Wembley

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Capt. Cook’s Cottage to be Shipped to Australia. DESCRIPTION: Cottage at Great Ayton, in which the discoverer of Australia lived, is to be put up in Melbourne. SHOTLIST: Scenic shot of the cottage standing in country village. Man climbs up to roof. Various shots of the dismantling. Close shot of man working upon drawing of plans. Various shots of stones being numbered. Close and CU shots of the statue of Captain Cook. Close shot of the wording inscribed on the statue.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; History and archaeology; Scenery and travel

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2742

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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