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ABC records messages home
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
ABC Field Unit records messages home from troops for the "Voices from Overseas" program. Captain Laurie Cecil of the ABC Field Unit is the presenter.F01148
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Anti-Aircraft guns at Haifa
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
As a part of the measure to relieve the deficiency of anit-aircraft defences in Egypt and Palestine the 2/1st Field Regiment and the 2/4th Battalion were sent to Haifa and for a time served as anti-ai...F01048
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Anzacs arrive in Greece
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
In March 1941 the Australian 6th Division embarked in the Middle East for Greece. This film covers troops on board troopships waiting to disembark in Greece. Greek villages and sightseeing in Athens. ...F01074
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Army and RAAF reinforcements enroute to New Guinea
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Army and airforce personnel on troopship and disembarking at Port Moresby, New Guinea. Shot eighteen shows three American cameramen. Martin Barnett of Paramount News with the Arkeley 35mm cine camera...F01209
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Arrival and departure, Colombo
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Australian soldiers on a troopship entering Colombo. Troops ashore. Troops sailing away from Colombo.F01004
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Artillery exercises
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Palestine, c 1940. Australian artillery men dig pits for field guns, locate and fire guns. The guns are then secured to limbers and towed back to camp.F01024
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Australian corvettes
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
HMAS Castlemaine at sea in the waters above Northern Australia, 5-8 November 1942. Brass plate of the ship. Looking forward along port fore deck showing a group of ratings against the rails. Sunset o...F01812
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Australian guerillas on Timor
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Damien Parer's forward: "This film of the Timor Force [i.e Sparrow Force, 2/2 Independent Company, AIF] is dedicated to those many guerilla bands now fighting in so many parts of the world - who are w...F01814
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Australian Naval vessels in Mediterranean action
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Australian Naval vessels with units of the British Navy in port, at sea and a bombardment on unidentified enemy coastal target. HMAS Nizam (Pennant No G38) tied up at wharf.F01105
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Bardia, naval action
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Two of the ships that took part in the shelling of Bardia, HMS Ladybird (gunboat) and HMS Terror (monitor). Identified personnel are: Lieutenant Commander J F Blackburn and Lieutenant A H Diack.F01061
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Blamey reviews the 18th Brigade and the 24th Brigade
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
General Sir Thomas Blamey reviews three separate parades of troops of which the 18th Brigade and the 24th Brigade have been confirmed. In the last scene with sound General Blamey addresses the men as ...F01096
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Bren gun carriers on manoeuvers
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Bren gun carriers manoeuvre over rough desert country.F01045
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[Brigadier General Scanlon with Air Commodore Lukis and interview with US pilots returned from the] Coral Sea battle
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter Anderson, Alan Frederick
Australian war correspondent Barry American walks under the wing of a United States B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber with the bomber's aircrew. Lockheed Hudson landing. Fighter aircraft patrol over t...F01198
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Crusade
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
The Department of Information film unit's film record of the countries and peoples with which the Australian soldiers have come in contact. This film covers parts of Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, and Jericho a...F01075
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[Departure of AIF troops from Melbourne]
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Filmed by one of Australia's premier cinematographers, Damien Parer, this unedited film in two parts shows the departure of 6th Division troops from Melbourne beginning in 1939. note that audio is ext...F01001
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Derna action, 1941
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
On 23 January 1941, members of the Australian 6th Division started their advance towards Derna. On 30 January, 1941, an Australian patrol entered Derna.F01064
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Embarkation for Cape Gloucester landing
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
United States First Marine Division embarking on Land Ship Tank and Landing Craft Infantry in New Guinea for landing on Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Identified personnel Lieutenant General W Krueger...F01855
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Emir Abdullah receives honorary Air Commodore
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Amman, Jordan, December 1940. Presentation of personal pennant of an Air Commodore, RAF, to his highness Emir Abdullah of Trans-Jordan and ceremonial parade and fly past of Lysander aircraft. Mr Kirkb...F01238
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Entry into Syria
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
In June 1941 Damien Parer of the Australian Photographic Unit followed in the path of advancing units of the Allied Force (including the 7th Australian Division) which invaded Syria. Scenes record the...F01099
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General Blamey arrives in Tiberias
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
General Sir Thomas Blamey with Brigadier S F Rowell, GSO 1 Australian Corps and Captain J Wilmoth ADC arrived at Tiberias by Imperial Airways Empire Flying Boat on 20 June 1940. General Blamey was met...F01039
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General Mackay's farewell to the 6th Division at Palestine
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Major General Sir Iven Giffard Mackay inspecting the 6th Australian Division on 6 August 1941 in the Julis area prior to relinquishing his command of the division. After the inspection Major General M...F01103
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General Mackay's inspection, Palestine
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Major General I G Mackay, CMG, DSO, VD inspects Australian and British Troops.F01049
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Governor General visits New Guinea
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Lord Gowrie, VC, GCMG, CB, DSO, PC inspecting a company of Papuan Infantry and visiting an RAAF station during his tour of New Guinea in May 1943. Identified personnel: Wing Commander (Wing Cdr) Keit...F01865
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Greece
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
General coverage of heavy military traffic on mountain roads during British retreat in Greece.F01085
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Infantry manoeuvres
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Egypt, 2 September 1940. Infantry manoeuvres, Australian infantry are transported by rail and road with equipment.F01041
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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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Kokoda front line [unedited]
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
This footage shot by Damien Parer in Papua New Guinea was subsequently edited to make the Academy Award winning documentary film 'Kokoda Front Line!'. Footage includes scenes of : supplies being drop...F01212
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Landings on Gloucester
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
On Christmas Day 1943 the American 1st Marine Division sailed from New Guinea for Cape Gloucester. At dawn on the 26 December 1943, Australian and American naval units bombarded the landing beaches; ...F01856
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Life aboard HMAS Hobart at sea
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Short coverage of life abroad HMAS Hobart. Shows the men at work, divisions, prayers and physical training. Hobart's seaplane, a Walrus seaplane is fired from a catapult.F01005
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Life at sea, on transports
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Troops and Army nursing sisters on transports at sea second convoy 1940.F01002
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Menzies tour, Middle East and Palestine
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Maker: Hurley, James Francis (Frank) Parer, Damien Peter Hurley, James Francis (Frank)
The Australian Prime Minister Mr Robert Gordon Menzies toured the Middle East and Palestine visiting Australian sailors, soldiers and airmen at Jerusalem (at the Australian Soldiers Club), Julis, Beit...F01065
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Moresby medley
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Since the successful completion of the Papuan campaign and the consequent diminishing of the Jap[anese] threat to New Guinea, Moresby has developed very rapidly in equipment and personnel. Moresby ha...F01818
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Naval bombardment of Cape Gloucester
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Units of the Australian and American navies take part in the pre-landing bombardment of Cape Gloucester, New Britain, under the flag of Rear Admiral Victor A C Crutchley, DSC commanding Her Majesty's ...F01857
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2nd AIF entraining, Showground Station Flemington
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
A draft of recruits for the 6th Australian Division entraining at the Showground Railway Station, Flemington, for Puckapunyal Camp near Seymour, Victoria.F01117
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New Guinea activities
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
A mixture of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and United States Army Airforce (USAAF) activities in and around Port Moresby. Outstanding shot of a USAAF B-26 Martin Marauder performing a perfect bell...F01210
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Nurses in camp
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Australian army nurses in camp at Gaza Ridge pose for camera then march past in walking out uniform. Nurses, Auxiliaries and Voluntary Aid Detachment's (VAD's) of the 2nd Australian General Hospital.F01055
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Nurses in New Guinea
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Port Moresby, Papua, 24 May 1943. The daily life of Australian nurse at 2/9 Australian General Hospital (AGH). Identified personnel are: Sister R Campbell (Innisfail); Private S D Taylor (Charters T...F01817
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Parade of 21st Brigade
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
This brigade is made up of battalions from South Australia, West Australia and Victoria, and it is the first time that they have all been together. Brigadier Stevens inspected his brigade and then led...F01236
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Plea "More letters from home"
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
A series of staged shots intended to be made into a short item for general release. A plea to the people of Australia to despatch more mail to the troops in New Guinea.F01823
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RAAF bombing raid in Middle East
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Libya, January 1942. RAF bomber squadron prepares for raid; departure, bombing of target and return; Kittyhawk fighter as escort. The Squadron is made up of RAF personnel and graduates of the Empire A...F01152
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RAAF coverage
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Armourers and fitters working on Beaufighter and Boston aircraft, shots from a bomb trolley and bombing-up Bostons with 500 lb and 250 lb bombs, Kittyhawks, Wirraway directing 25 pounder artillery fir...F01850
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RAAF in battle of Egypt
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Kittyhawks of 3 Squadron RAAF on desert aerodrome not far from Ikingi Maryut (near Alexandria, Egypt) - renowned as a dust bowl. Aircraftmen servicing Kittyhawks, pilots being briefed, aircraft taking...F01224
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Race meeting at Barbara Camp
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Captain Eugene Gorman KC, The Commissioner for the Australian Comforts Fund and a prominent racing man in Australia, organised a race meeting in Palestine at Barbara Camp which took place just before ...F01042
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Salamaua activity: Wau and Bulolo
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Members of the 2/5th Australian Independent Company in conjunction with members of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles (NGVR) in Observation activities over-looking Salamaua. NGVR members guiding 2/5th In...F01215
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Siege of Tobruk
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Shot by Damien Parer, the first scenes of this film are of a coastal craft flying the flag of Palestine. Max the chief engineer was a German U boat commander in the First World War and is seen talkin...F01097
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Signing Peace Treaty at Acre, and entry into Beirut
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
The Armistice was signed on 12 July, 1941 at Acre by General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson KCB, DSO, for the Allies and General Verdilhac for the Vichy French. On 15 July 1941 the 2/16 Australian Infantry...F01102
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Sons of the Anzacs [1939-1943]
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N Carty, William Montague Driver, Roy Hurley, James Francis (Frank) Murphy, Mervyn R Parer, Damien Peter Finch, Peter Parer, Damien Peter Wilmot, Reginald William Winchester (Chester) Australian War Memorial Bletcher, Neville R Higgins, Arthur E Wilmot, Reginald William Winchester (Chester)
A history of the Australian forces in the Second World War up to 1943, covering the principal campaigns in which they fought and utilising contemporary footage. Includes cinematography by Damien Parer...F00188
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Syria, battle of Damour
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
The cooperation of the Australian 7 Division, Tomahawk fighter aircraft No 3 Squadron RAAF and the cruiser HMAS Perth in action against the Vichy French. Identified personnel are: Major-General A S Al...F01101
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Tobruk action 1941
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
The Tobruk area in which the British Forces had imprisoned a garrison of 25,000 troops was protected by two formidable rings of defence, an outer perimeter of stone fortifications protected by mines, ...F01063
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Troops arrive at and depart, Fremantle
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Australian soldiers on deck of troopship on arrival of vessel at Fremantle and its departure.F01003
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US Engineers make airfield
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter Anderson, Alan Frederick
United States African American and white engineers digging and loading gravel on trucks to be transported to airfield for runway. US Lieutenant J Stern is identified looking through a theodelite.F01199
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Veteran RAAF Squadron in the desert
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
No 3 Squadron RAAF based Sidi Barrani, Western Desert Egypt circa October-November 1941. [The] old Squadron Leader [Peter Jeffrey DFC] talking to his men for the last time. Airmen formed up listening ...F04912
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Veteran RAAF Squadron, Western Desert
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Sidi Barrani, Western Desert, circa October-November 1941. O35436 Squadron Leader Peter Jeffrey DFC, promoted to Wing Commander, makes a farewell speech to airman of No 3 Squadron and hands over to 38...F01147
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War supply route
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
Native carriers and the difficult conditions of weather and terrain they had to overcome to supply members of the AIF and New Guinea Volunteer Rifles, (NGVR) known as Kanga Force. Supplies are brought...F01213