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A flight to the islands
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The first flight by a RAAF aircraft to territories outside of Australia. The flight's purpose was to survey and gather information on the flying conditions of the islands adjacent to Australia. The fl...F02660
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Army visit to Bathurst Island and Melville Island
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Maker: Crispe, Ronald Roy
This film was taken by WX30779 Lieutenant Ronald Roy Crispe, Darwin Coast Artillery AIF, while on visit with a Darwin Water Transport vessel to Catholic missions at Bathurst Island and Melville Island...F03714
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Corroboree for troops
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Maker: Carty, William Montague
Mataranka, Northern Territory, November 1942. Aboriginals stage a corroboree for troops.F01785
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1. Diggers troppo band inspires Aborigines 2. News briefs. Wreckage of first hostile aircraft shot down over Australia. Dutch ship damaged. (News From Home. No. 1) (Cinesound Review No. 580)
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Maker: Cinesound
1. (2 min 30 sec) Jazz band improvised from makeshift instruments gives a performance outside Darwin, local Aborigines stage a Corroboree. Jazz music dubbed over Aborigine item 2. (54 sec) Wreckage of...F00701
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1. Ex Duce Mussolini sees Hitler for consolation 2. US Marines storm Tarawa 3. Brisbane rodeo. (News From Home No. 72)
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1. (1 min 11 sec) A captured German film shows Mussolini meeting Hitler after being rescued from imprisonment on the Gran Sasso in Abruzzi by a German parachute unit led by Otto Skorzeny. Also shows M...F00763
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For Korea. Anzacs are coming: first troops leave for Korea. Aussies arrive in Japan (Cinesound News No. 985)
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Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound newsreel circa 1950. 1st item. For Korea: Australian Army trains in Japan. Hiro Japan 3 RAR HQ troops being kitted out with uniforms and tin hats. Jeeps and trailers are to be the main metho...F01992
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Interview with Amory Vane (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mr Amory Vane became a doctor after the war. He was a member of the Nackeroos a name adapted by Lieutenant Travers for the top secret North Australian Observation Unit (NAOU). This was a field securit...F04030
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Interview with Harold Stewart (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mr Harold Stewart enlisted as an 18 year old in Warwick Queensland. He joined because his mates were joining the Army. Aborigines were not conscripted. As an Aborigine, he didn't experience any discri...F04051
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Interview with Ken Cunningham (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Interview with Ken Cunningham, Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Australian Navy. Discusses the importance of Singapore to Australia and feelings at home after the fall of Singapore, his service in the...F04016
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Interview with Peter Huskins (When the war came to Australia)
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Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Mr Peter Huskins was a bank clerk with the Bank of NSW when he signed up at the age of 19. He joined the North Australia Observer Unit known as the Nackeroos: a unit of men spread throughout the North...F04029
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Passing out of Officer Cadet Training Unit School
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Maker: McKechnie, Frank
Mute copy of Movietone newsreel item on passing out parade at Officer Cadets' Training Unit (OCTU), Seymour, VIC. 32 (VX63396) Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) John Northcott accompanied by VX11 Lieutenan...F07122
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1. Red Cross train brings Darwin wounded 2. Aboriginal children refugees from bombs 3. Nurses escape from Singapore 4. American Admiral of Anzac area interviewed. (Cinesound News No. 542)
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Maker: Cinesound
Extracts from Cinesound News newsreel No 542. 1. Red Cross train brings Darwin wounded. Interviews with patients on their arrival in the South. 2. Aboriginal children refugees from bombs. Children fro...F00568
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1. Troops preserve the spirit of the turf 2. Diversion for diggers (Waratah concert party) (News From Home No. 36)
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Maker: Department of Information Movietone News News from Home
Extracts from News From Home newsreel compile No. 361. (1 min 44 sec) Australian troops hold a race meeting somewhere in Australia (Picture Department of Information - Sound Movietone) 2. (5 min 26 s...F00731