Newsbriefs

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

42/48

Date Released

15 Jun 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Treasure Submarine
2. 2Newsbriefs
3. 3King Visits British & US Fleets
4. 4Anglo-Russian Treaty

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

Flour purchased by the Greek Government from Canada is loaded aboard two Red Cross ships at Haifa to be sent to Athens and there distributed to starving Greeks. [49 ft] US troops arrive in Australia as part of the Pacific build-up. [41 ft] Generals Auchinleck and Ritchie with the Polish C-in-C General Zayac in the Middle East inspect men of a Carpathian Brigade, then the two British generals are decorated by General Zayac with the Virtuti Militarie the highest Polish award. [46 ft]

Keywords

Ceremonies; Foreign aid; Military; Awards and honours

Locations

Australia; Palestine; Haifa

Length of story (in feet)

136

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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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