The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia keeps 150th Birthday

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

454

Date Released

14 Feb 1938

Date submitted

11 Feb 1938

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Horror in Barcelona
2. 2The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Air Raid precautions in Britain
3. 3The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia keeps 150th Birthday
4. 4The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ulster Unionists win election
5. 5The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Niagara ice-jam, further havoc
6. 6Aviation: Aeroplane Show in Chicago
7. 7Around Town
8. 8Sports Page: Steeplechasing
9. 9Sports Page: Roller Skating Derby in Miami
10. 10Sports Page: 5th Round Cup Ties
11. *Sports Page: FA Cup Ties for Provinces Only

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 10

Section Title

The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia’s 150th Anniversary. SHOTLIST: New Zealand sends a warship in greeting. France sends a ship, and also Holland. The Italian cruiser "Raimondo Montecuccoli". British flying boats fly from England to Australia in greeting. Sydney dressed in gala gaiety. The Town Hall outlined in lamps. The Historic landing of Sir Phillip in the HM "Supply" planting of flag. Captain Cook, The Discovery. Memory of earliest Sydney. The tank stream with the bridge that gave the Bridge Street its name. At Elizabeth farm John Mccarthy begins to breed sheep and so laid the foundation for Australia’s greatest industry. Discovery of Gold. Fast Transport. Coal. Australians at play. Surfing. Mass of blossoms, wild flowers of the Australian bush. Float typifying the progress of New Zealand. And a float from California, a beautiful flat typical of that used every year in the festival of flowers at Pasadena.

Keywords

Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Aviation; Agriculture; Horticulture; Celebrations and festivals; Navy; Fashion and costume; Military

Footage sources

Sydney

Card file number

32569

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

53

Story extras:

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