| Accession Number | F00349 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 7 min 11 sec |
| Object type | Newsreel |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/sound |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 13 June 1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
1. Latest in tanks for Australian Armoured Division 2. Women in top RAAF and WAAAF examination 3. Army approves basketball as "he-man" game 4. Japanese intensify submarine attacks on East Coast. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 26)
Description
1. (1 min 18 sec) General Grant tanks supplied under lend-lease featuring the 37mm and 75mm double cannon equipment 2. (48 sec) Air Vice-Marshal Wrigley and Air Commodore Brownall inspect a Melbourne passing out parade and congratulate Mrs Ashton on heading the 400 entrants 3. (1 min 14 sec) American army experts introduce this fast game which the Australian army adopts for special physical training 4. (4 min) A comprehensive story of recent happenings in Sydney Harbour and along the East Coast including shots of submarines raised from the Harbour bed; Rear Admiral Muirhead-Gould, interview with survivors from sunken ships, Flight Lieutenant Hitchcock and his crew who sank a submarine. Interview with National Emergency Service man, Heffron.