Booms to Check Oil Fires

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/64
Date Released
11 Aug 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Ten-Gun Terror of the Skies
  2. 2Booms to Check Oil Fires
  3. 3South Africa Marches On
  4. 4Winnie in Action
  5. 5America Puts the ‘V’ into Her Activities
  6. 6Mr Fraser’s Tour
  7. *Save Rubber Campaign
  8. *Shooting the Rapids
  9. *Gliders Meet
  10. *Floating Fliers Have Fling
  11. *Bing Crosby - Horse Owner

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
Australia tries out an idea for confining dockside oil fires within a limited area. The booms enclose the affected areas while the firemen go to work with a chemical foam extinguisher.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Emergency services; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Sydney; New South Wales
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:
Film clip
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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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