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Activities of Peter Hemery war correspondent 1941-1945
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Maker: Hemery, Clement John Peter
[Colour] A United States Navy PT boat under tow. Aerial of USAAF C-47 No. 105. Aerial of a formation of C-47 Dakota transport aircraft. Butterfly collection. A US soldier marks drop zone white sheets ...F04638
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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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American forces liberate South Korea
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Australian troops captured at Singapore in 1942 and liberated in Korea by Allied forces after Japanese capitulation. Film commences with aerial shots of Korean landscape, moves to a panning shot of f...F01244
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Arrival of Australian paratroops at Singapore
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Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey
In the afternoon of 9 September 1945, five C47 Dakota transport aircraft arrived over Singapore Island in formation and after circling the city, landed at the civil airport. They contained men of 1 Au...F07323
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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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Chinese internee camp near Rabaul
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Maker: Wood, Frederick Sydney
The Chinese shown in these shots have been interned since the Japanese landing in Rabaul on 22 January 1942. They were self supporting but had to work each alternate fortnight for the Japanese. In spi...F07302
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Darwin stock shots: air raid & dive bombing
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Darwin, 4 August 1942. Shows single engine aircraft practices dive-bombing. War Correspondents take cover in silt trenches during air raid alert. Identified correspondents are Bill Barien BBC, Jack St...F01194
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Evacuation Japanese civilians, Manila
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Maker: Driver, Roy
Four Japanese destroyers which had been disarmed arrived in Manila to evacuate Japanese women and children captured after surrender. They comprise officers' wives, Geishas and camp followers. Australi...F01352
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Fall of Sattelberg
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Sattelberg road river crossing. Bulldozers make a ford and tow any jeeps that get stuck. Engineers work on foundations of bridge. Pontoon crossing. Wounded coming back by jeep. Jeeps bringing up food ...F01878
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General Blamey gives press conference
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Maker: Kinna, Darrell
General Sir Thomas A Blamey GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, ED and press correspondents in hut. General Blamey points to map. General Blamey speaking with correspondents. Relief map believed to be of Salamaua are...F07056
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General Sir Thomas Blamey visits General Sir Iven Mackay
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Maker: Trerise, John William
General Sir Thomas Blamey visited General Sir Iven Mackay at New Guinea HQ Port Moresby, to congratulate him on his appointment as High Commissioner to India.F01738
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Grumblens
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The "Grumblens" are a husband and wife who are always complaining about the lack of luxuries and shortages during the war. A war correspondent overhears their grumbling and explains to them why there ...F01886
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Headline hunters
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Maker: National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada production featuring the people who bring Canada the war news. Journalists Ross Munro, Ralph Alan of the Globel and Mail newspapers, Lionel Schapiro of MaCleans Magaz...F01962
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In occupied Japan
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Maker: Courtenay, William
Opening titles read: "The Daily Graphic and Kemsley News papers present "In occupied Japan". The historic document in Kodachrome of the first six months of life in the fallen Empire of the Rising Sun....F10003
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40,000 Japanese negotiate surrender: Halmahera Force
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Maker: Bagnall, Frank N
Six Patrol Torpedo boats left Morotai for the Halmaheras for a rendezvous with the Japanese Commander of the Moluccas Lieutentant General Ischii who commanded 40,000 troops on the Halmaheras and Morot...F01249
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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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Menzies tour of the UK and Libya. HMAS Australia.
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Maker: Unknown
A) Mr R G Menzies addressing a press conference at the Ministry of Information during his tour of the United Kingdom. B) Commentator on sound track describes this item as Mr Menzies arrives in Libya. ...F01755
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1. Names in the news 2. Do's and don'ts for civilians in battle zone (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 16)
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Maker: Fox Movietone News
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 16 1. (1 min 21 sec) General MacArthur arrives at Parliament House, Canberra and is greeted by Prime Minister John Curtin and Army Minister Francis Forde 2...F00339
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Names in the news, Mr H.T. Timperney, journalist (Fox Movietone News Vol. 12 No. 47)
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Mr H.T. Timperney, Australian journalist and authority on Pacific Affairs tells of his impressions of the Chinese situation.F00318