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Aborigines are true soldiers of the King (Cinesound News No. 488)
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Maker: Cinesound
Wangaratta Camp, Victoria. An entire squad of Aboriginal men, the only one of its kind in the AIF.F00519
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AIF faces Japs in Malaya
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Maker: Cinesound
Contains scenes from official Department of Information films F01158 & F01159. AIF in Malaya, Brewster Buffalo Aircraft, burning and blowing up buildings. Commentary, Charles Lawrence Cinesound Review...F00830
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AIF in Palestine marathon
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Maker: Cinesound
AIF men in 8 kilometre cross country run near Gaza. Commentary, Charles Lawrence Cinesound Review. (See also F01144 for Department of information unedited footage.)F00832
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1. Air Force ballet 2. New strength in our air arm 3. Fighting men's haven. (Cinesound News No. 465)
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Maker: Cinesound
Extracts from Cinesound News newsreel Number 465. 1. (57 sec) RAAF male ballet rehearsing for a show 2. (1 min 54 sec) Features Fairey Battle aircraft 3. (3 min) Sydney, Anzac buffet in Hyde park fea...F00507
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1. Airmen and women march through Melbourne. 2. Australian built ship for Indian Navy. 3. Dutch delegates watch Australia takes wings. (Cinesound News No. 520)
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Maker: Cinesound
1. (1 min 4 sec) RAAF and WAAAF march through Melbourne 2. (1 min 14 sec) Lady Gowrie christens first ship built in Australia for the Indian Navy, HMIS Punjab 3. (1 min 39 sec) Important Dutch press d...F00549
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Airmen train in hard school
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Maker: Cinesound
News item showing RAAF trainees at various types of physical training including a five mile cross-country race.F02024
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Air raid (ABC of ARP)
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Maker: Cinesound
An Air Raid Precaution (ARP) instruction film produced for the Department of Home Security by Cinesound Production Pty Ltd with technical instruction by the National Emergency Services of NSW. Live ac...F01245
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Air Training Corps
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound production for the RAAF with the co-operation of the Department of Civil Aviation. The story deals with some of the major aspects of the Air Training Corps (ATC) training and activities. Ide...F02204
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1. Armoured division on parade 2. Newsbriefs: Lady Gowrie in Sydney - General Macarthur and PM in Melbourne. (Cinesound News No. 556)
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Maker: Cinesound
Extracts from Cinesound newsreel No. 556. 1. (1 min 46 sec) American tanks demonstrate before a big parade which is inspected by Generals Blamey and Robertson 2. (35 sec) Sydney, NSW. Lady Gowrie tac...F00582
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Army Centurion tanks in realistic manoeuvres (AC120a)
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Maker: Cinesound
Extract from a Cinesound newsreel item. Commences with a survey of the use of tanks by the Australian Army in the 1939-1945 war and the different roles played tanks in the desert and the jungle campai...F03009
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1. Army tests compressed foods 2. RAAF departure. (Cinesound News No. 517)
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Maker: Cinesound
Extracts from Cinesound News newsreel No. 517. 1. (1 min 44 sec) Food briquettes compressed under a compression of one ton contain a square meal. May be the answer of iron rations for paratroops. Vic...F00546
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1. "Assassinated" Philippines President here 2. AIF returns. (Cinesound News No. 544)
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Maker: Cinesound
1. (1 min) Dr Manuel Kathong arrives in Melbourne and is greeted by General Douglas MacArthur 2. (8 min) AIF returns to Australia from the Middle East. General Allen keeps fit playing deck tennis.F00570
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Aussies in Burma
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound newsreel item on Australians serving with RAF P-47 Thunderbolt and Hawker Hurricane equipped squadrons in Burma. Newsreel compiled from F02143 and F02142F10195
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Australia at battle stations (Cinesound News No. 532)
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Maker: Cinesound
Australian defence forces go to battle stations, manning coastal defences, beaches and strategic points. Trenches are made ready for civilians against bomb attack.F00561
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1. Australia honours victims of air crash 2. HMAS Sydney returns from glorious victory (Cinesound News No 459)
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Maker: Cinesound
Extracts from Cinesound News No. 459. 1. (2 min 51 sec) The victims are: Brigadier G Street, Minister for the Army, Mr James Fairbairn, Minister for Air, General White, Chief of the General Staff, Sir...F00501
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Australian aces back to blitz Japs
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Maker: Cinesound
Newsreel item showing Flight-Lieutenant H. Graham Pockley, DFC and Flying Officer John L. Waddy, DFC, seated with their wives in a garden of a private home at Palm Beach, Sydney. The two airmen questi...F02009
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Australians assault Japanese in Halmeheras
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound Newsreel on RAN ships and units of the 1st Tactical Air Force, RAAF in operations at Morotai in the Halmaheras. Air Commodore Cobby watches operations from ship's bridge. Features Beaufighte...F00823
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1. Australians for Singapore 2. News briefs, Melbourne, 1941-11. (Cinesound News No. 486)
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Maker: Cinesound
Extracts from Cinesound News newsreel No. 486. 1. (1 min 10 sec) Australian troops go aboard transports in Sydney Harbour en route to Singapore 2. (3 min) AIF parade through Melbourne streets, RAAF b...F00517
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1. AWAS take a rise out of Jack Davey 2. Giant Canadian spruce trees for Mosquito Bombers 3. Crisis in Parliament - Curtin speaks. (News From Home. No 43)
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Maker: Cinesound
1. (2 min 49 sec) Jack Davey conducts a quiz session for AWAS (Movietone) 2. (1 min) Canadian spruce trees are felled to make Mosquito aircraft (Movietone) 3. (2 min 14 sec) Prime Minister Curtin spea...F00738
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Beaufort bomber takes air
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Maker: Cinesound
News item on the assembly of a Beaufort bomber. Aircraft leaving factory and test flight.F02025