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[Extracts from German newsreels: Home front and Arnhem] (Die Deutsche Wochenschau 41/42 1944 Wpr) = (The German newsreel 41/42 1944 Wpr)
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Maker: Die Deutsche Wochenschau
German newsreel c September 1944. German language commentary. Items covered: 1. Hitler Youth members of the Landienst (land army) learn agriculture and animal husbandry as part of a 10 year project fo...F01964
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[Extracts from Japanese newsreels covering occupied Netherlands East Indies, Solomons campaign, Burma and occupied Singapore] (Dai Toa Nyusu No. 2 = Greater East Asia News No. 2)
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Maker: Nippon Eigasha
Dai Toa Nyusu (Greater East Asia News) produced by Nippon Eigasha (Japanese Film Company) for screening in Japanese occupied Netherlands East Indies. Topics covered are; 1. Japanese Aichi Navy Type 0 ...F06922
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Fall of Bardia 1940
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
The advance of the 2nd AIF from Salum to Bardia with shots of infantry advancing and Australian and British Artillery Bombardment. Italian soldiers surrendering, abandoned Italian equipment and enemy ...F01060
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Fall of Buna Mission
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
Allied troops in occupation of Buna after its capture. Generals Blamey and Eichelberger inspect captured Japanese equipment. Australians attack Japanese sniper in pill box. Shots of Korean prisoner...F01811
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Fall of Corregidor in Manila Bay 7th May (Nippon News 102)
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Maker: Nippon Eigasha Nippon News
Extract from Nippon News newsreel covering the United States surrender at Corregidor, Manila Bay, Philippines. Japanese Navy and Army officers moving away from camera along mountain track. Officers st...F06814
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[Federated Malay States Volunteer Force] / William Charles Barton
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Maker: Barton, William Charles
Federated Malay States Volunteer Force (FMSVF). Private William Charles Barton served with "D" Company Armoured Car Section Ipoh Division 1 December 1941 to 14 April 1946. He was taken as a prisoner o...F03495
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First Australians leaving Singapore
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Maker: Anderson, Alan Frederick
Released Australian prisoners of war at Kallang airfield, Singapore waiting for aircraft to depart for Australia. Japanese soldiers pushing disabled transport through the streets of Singapore; other J...F01683
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Gaumont British News No. 37
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Maker: Gaumont British News
1. Title: 'Mr Menzies has a message for America.' At the end of his first wartime visit to Britain the Australian Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies held a press conference to say that he would use ...F01464
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General scenes of damaged town of Jesselton and views inside Japanese internment camp.
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Maker: Barrett, Reginald Mervyn (Reg)
Jesselton is the site of the largest concentration of Japanese POWs in Borneo. Many Japanese women and children are interned in a special camp. Japanese POW are employed in clearing the damaged town. ...F07409
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[German home front, Hitler and Mussolini, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German convoy under air attack and Waffen SS on the Eastern front, circa 1944] (Die Deutsche Wochenschau No. 714) = (The German newsreel No. 714)
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Maker: Die Deutsche Wochenschau
German newsreel circa 1944. German language commentary. Items covered: 1. Nazi leaders at May Day celebrations. 2. A womens fashion parade. 3. Bicycle race in Berlin. 4. Youths of the Arbeitdienst in ...F01972
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Glimpses of Army days by George French
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Maker: French, George
George French's film of his service as a Sergeant with 8 Garrison Battalion Newcastle Defence and later as an officer with Australian Water Transport and British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit (BBCAU). Ope...F00277
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Guadalcanal: America's first offensive (Crusade in the Pacific part 7)
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Maker: March of Time Television
United States March of Time television documentary using historic combat and newsreel footage. Covers the battle of Guadalcanal and the campaign in the Solomon Islands. Shows the amphibious landing at...F04959
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[Hainan Island, China, Sarawak and North Borneo 1946- 1947 and 1951]
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Maker: Jackson, Henry Walter Samuel
Lieutenant Colonel Harold Jackson was Contact Officer (rank at the time was Major) in 3 Australian Prisoner of War Contact and Enquiry Unit and carried out the release and repatriation of POW on Haina...F03316
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Handling POWs
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This British Army training film has been acted. It shows basic method of handling Prisoners of War (POW) by the soldier in the field unit before they are handed over to the intelligence branch.F01901
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His Highness the Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke's Birthday celebrations, Kuching & scenes in 9 Division released POW camp & visit of Lady Mountbatten to 2/1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station.
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Maker: Rainsford, Keith Carr
March past of Kuching Force and twenty one gun salute for the Rajah of Sarawak's birthday. Activities at 9 Division released POW and Internee camp, Labuan Island. Medical examinations at 2/1 Australia...F07372
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[HMAS Kanimbla and HMAS Hobart] / Lieutenant Commander B.I. Freeman
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Maker: Freeman, Bruce Irving
Reel 1. The armed merchant cruiser HMAS Kanimbla's part in an operation by "B" Force under command of Captain W.L.G. Adams CB, OBE, RN to capture German and Italian merchant ships at Bandar Shapur, Ir...F03343
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HMAS Voyager in the Mediterranean, 1940
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Maker: Hollis, John
HMAS Voyager and crew in the Mediterranean, circa mid 1940. Alexandria or Cairo, car trip through the city. Various scenes of parks, buildings etc. At sea, long shot of a destroyer underway at speed. ...F04798
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HMS Formidable and HMS Speaker
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Australian soldiers arrived at South Harbour, Manila, by trucks from the 8th Australian Prisoner of War Reception Camp and were taken out to the Royal Navy aircraft carriers HMS Formidable and HMS Spe...F01626
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Homeward journey
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Maker: Thompson, Geoffrey
This is a National Films Council presentation using material from film No F02081, Flying Nurses (except 12 scenes). The emphasis in this version is more on wounded being returned to Australia than the...F01251
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Indian troops in POW camp Rabaul
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Maker: Thain, Ernest Robertson
During their imprisonment by the Japanese, these Indian troops were treated very badly. Food and medical supplies were insufficient and raids had to be made on Japanese dumps to fill the gaps in the r...F07354
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In enemy hands
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A short film explaining how the Red Cross supplies comforts to allied prisoners of war. A female nurse introduces the film and a male voice over explains aims and processes of the organisation. Scenes...F01369
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2/23 Inf. Battalion on Tarakan Island
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Maker: Hardy, Douglas Charles
Coverage of activities in Tarakan area made up from Cpl Doug Hardy's original job numbers 359, 365, 366 & 367. VX147635 Private (Pte) Reginald Vincent Clarke and VX142554 Pte Peter Leslie Dow of 11th ...F07216
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Inspection by HQ 6 Australian Division officers of Japanese hospital on Muschu Island
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
On 1 October 1945, Lieutenant General Yoshihara, Chief of the General Staff, 18 Japanese Army and Commander of the Japanese compound on Muschu was ordered to improve the hospital site, lay paths and g...F07376
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Interrogation of enemy airmen
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Maker: First Motion Picture Film Unit Army Air Forces
Official War Department training film TF-1.3326 produced by the First Motion Picture Film Unit Army Air Forces. Demonstrates psychological approaches, methods and interrogation techniques employed by ...F02373
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Interrogation of suspected war criminals
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Maker: Eastman, David Tennant Gaery
On 19 October 1945, at HQ 6 Australian Division, began the preliminary interrogation of suspected or accused Japanese war criminals. The first Japanese to be questioned is a Lieutenant Tazaki who is a...F07377
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Interviews for "Song of survival"
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Interviews with Australian Army nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for the film 'Song of survival'. Interviewees on each tape: 1. Vivian Stratham and Flo Syer 2. Betty Jeffrey and Mickey Syer 3...F03469
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Interview with Beryl Haley (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mrs Haley was a young girl when war was declared. In her interview she talks about her families reaction to the announcement of war. She also talks about the two Japanese POWs that were sent to her ...F04089
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Interview with Bob Taylor (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mr Bob Taylor worked in the Post Office in 1942 when he was 13 years old. His work there involved shredding documents, receiving telegrams and operating as a bicycle messenger. He tells a number of st...F04095
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Interview with Helen McAnulty (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Helen McNulty was twelve when the war ended. She recalls her experiences during the war years, especially the memories of friends who had brother that were in POW camps, one of which were crucified. ...F04088
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Interview with Jerry Judd (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Interview with Gerry Judd for the documentary series 'When the war came to Australia. Gerry Judd discusses his reactions to the outbreak of war, the enlistment of his father and brother in the AIF and...F04011
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Interview with Laurie Nairne and stills. Ray Adams pick-up (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Laurie Nairne was seventeen when war was declared in 1939. He enlisted in 1940 and joined the Light Horse . In 1941 he was transferred to the AIF Imperial Forces Unit, and was sent to Singapore. He...F04086
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Interview with Private Bert Ward "D" Coy 2/27 Battalion (The Gona/Buna interviews)
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Maker: Training Technology Centre Australian Army
Interview with Private Bert Ward "D" Coy 2/27 Battalion (The Gona/Buna interviews)F04811
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Interview with Russell Braddon (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mr Braddon joined the army after completing his degree. He comments on the 'Ratty Diggers' - men who signed up for the Second World War after surviving the First World War. He remarks that the army re...F04155
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Invasion of Hollandia
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
On 22 Apr 1944 Task Force 'Reckless', assisted by aircraft of TF58 and gunfire of United States and Australian naval vessels, invaded Dutch New Guinea in an amphibious operation and began a pincers mo...F01731
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1. Italian prisoners arrive in Sydney 2. Prime Minister, R.G. Menzies returns home. (Cinesound News No. 500)
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1. (1 min 18 sec) An overseas liner brings hundreds of Italians captured in the Libyan campaign to Australia for internment for the duration of the war 2. (4 min 10 sec) After his 36,000 mile trip of ...F00529
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Italian prisoners at Haifa
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Italian prisoners board a train in Haifa under the watchful eyes of Australian soldiers.F01237
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Japanese aircraft carrier Katsuragi at Rabaul
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Maker: Dolan, Samuel Murray
On the evening of 30 January 1946, a Japanese 22,000 ton aircraft carrier Katsuragi carrying 5,000 Japanese troops from Fauro to Japan, called at Rabaul for fuel and water. Most of the troops were in ...F07420
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Japanese patrol in Tarakan
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Maker: Cuffley, Leighton Edward
After the cessation of hostilities and leaflets had been dropped on the remaining Japanese who were still in the hilly country of Tarakan, Japanese prisoners were asked to go out on patrols to bring i...F07369
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Japanese POW & internees embark on the Daikai Maru for repatriation
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Maker: Scale, Clement Stewart
On 2 March 1946, 2,500 Japanese POW and internees embarked on the first Japanese vessel to use Sydney Harbour since the cessation of hostilities. The prisoners arrived at No 1 Wharf, Balmain, NSW, by ...F07436
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Japanese POW patients in 2/1 Aust Casualty Clearing Station
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Maker: Hardy, Douglas Charles
These scenes of Japanese POW patients were taken by Sergeant (Sgt) D C Hardy while he was a patient at the 2/1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station. The following is a transcription of Sgt Hardy's pre...F07559
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Japanese prisoner of war camp Morotai
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Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey
Amongst the three hundred thirty five Japanese prisoners held at Morotai are about one hundred who are listed as war criminals. These men are put to heavy work and treated differently from the remaind...F07389
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Japanese prisoners arrive at Rabaul
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Maker: Dolan, Samuel Murray
Under the supervision of Provost Marshal, NX77304 (N5002) Colonel Keith Charles Fleming Harris, Land Headquarters, the first batch of Japanese war criminals were placed in the POW compound at Rabaul. ...F07417
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Japanese prisoners at Torokina
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Maker: Scale, Clement Stewart
The Japanese garrison on Nauru Island was transferred by sea to a special compound at Torokina. Daily inspection of compound was carried out by SX1442 Lieutenant Colonel Geoffrey Ronald Matthews, 9 Au...F07350
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Japanese prisoners surrender
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Shots taken from American gunboat with loud speakers fitted to bow as it cruises along jungle foreshore calling on Japanese to surrender. Japanese on shore waving white flags and in water wading out t...F01628
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Japanese repatriation centre Ujina, Japan
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Maker: Cartledge, Ronald Selby
For several months a detachment of Australian soldiers have been supervising the repatriation of Japanese POWs at Ujina, port of Hiroshima. Inspection of belongings, confiscation of prohibited article...F07467
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1. Japanese surrender at Wewak 2. Hospital ships bring home sick POW.
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
1. (1 min 36 sec) 13 Sep 1945. Cape Wom Airstrip Wewak, New Guinea, veteran 6th Division in impressive ceremony at Japanese surrender. Lieutenant-General Adachi signs the surrender before Major Genera...F00821
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1. Japs blasted back from airfield 2. Solomons, captured Jap aviators off to detention camp 3. War on the roof of New Guinea. (News From Home No. 26)
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Maker: News from Home
Extracts from News From Home No. 261. (2 min 36 sec) The battle for Wau, 25 pounder guns and Beaufighter aircraft in action (See also F01820 for Department of Information unedited footage). (58 sec) J...F00722
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Journey to the end of the night
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Recollections of Bill Neave, a veteran of the New Guinea campaign and a prisoner of the Japanese during the 1939-1945 war. Film was produced by Peter Tammer Productions with assistance from Film Victo...F03001
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Kuching Hospital & POWs embark for Australia
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Maker: Rainsford, Keith Carr
Civilian internees and prisoners of war were flown from Kuching to Labuan at the start of their journey home after being liberated from POW camp, Kuching. Several Australian and British POW received t...F07330