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Interview with Robert Squires (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Robert Squires worked for Pool Petroleum during the war. He was based in Townsville where they were fuelling hundreds of vehicles and ships from 1943-1945. He comments on the National Day of Prayer, c...F04063
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Navy in Focus Edition 3
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Maker: RAN Public Relations
1. Escort to the Queen. HMAS Anzac (D59) escorts the Royal Yacht Britannia for Her Majesty the Queen's tour of Australia. Admiral Sir Roy Dowling appointed Australian Secretary to the Queen. Britannia...F10723
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1. Nazi prisoners arrive in Australia 2. Maj-General Mackay returns from Middle East, ARP practice Government House Sydney, RAAF march Brisbane. 3. New AIF song (Fox Movietone News Vol. 12 No. 37)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News newsreel Volume 12 Number 371. (1 min 30 sec) First batch of German prisoners arrive in Australia 2. (2 min 13 sec) Major-General Sir Iven Mackay returns from the Midd...F00308
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News of the week 16 August 1941 1. American Sailors March, Brisbane 2. 200,000th RAAF recruit 3. Military manoeuvres, Victoria 4. Evolution of "V" sign (Fox Movietone News Vol. 12 No. 35)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 12 No. 35. News of the week 1. (58 sec) The governor of Queensland, Colonel Sir Leslie Orme Wilson and American Rear Admiral Sherwood Ayerst Taffinder take the s...F00306
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1. Sea helps ARP 2. Women in war 3. What is morale and how is it measured. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 42)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 42. 1. (1 min 8 sec) ARP (Air Raid Precautions) firemen pump seawater on Brisbane buildings 2. (58 sec) Melbourne, Vic. Government House grounds provide ...F00364
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1. Ship wrecked on NSW coast 2. General Blamey reviews famous 6th Division 3. Gary Cooper arrives in Australia. (News From Home No. 64)
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Extracts from News From Home newsreel compile No. 64. (1 min 15 sec) A nine thousand ton ship is wrecked on the coast of Australia, the AIF are called out to do all they can to rescue the seamen, and ...F00757