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Football "Down Under"

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/85
Date Released
21 Oct 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1American Squadron with the RAF
  2. 2Clear Boys, Clear!
  3. 3A New Home
  4. 4Learning Self Protection
  5. 5Monster South African Petition
  6. 6Training "Jim Crows"
  7. 7King & Queen at Communal Feeding Centre
  8. 8King with Fire Fighters
  9. *Racing in America
  10. *Football "Down Under"
  11. *Melbourne Steeplechase

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
Six football league matches are played in one day - five and a half hours of continuous football, on behalf of the Australian War Fund.
Local distribution only
Dublin release only
Keywords
Sport; Fundraising; Football
Locations
Melbourne; Victoria
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
Film clip

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British Pathe Ltd
Email
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Web
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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