1. Parents dig slit trenches for schools. 2. Kiddies slide to safety in raid shelters. 3. Air raid victims speak. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 11)

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Accession Number F00334
Collection type Film
Measurement 8 min 55 sec
Object type Newsreel
Physical description 35mm/b&w/sound
Maker Fox Movietone News
Place made Australia
Date made 28 February 1942
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

1. (1 min 13 sec) School children join their fathers on Saturday afternoons to dig slit trenches. 2. (2 min 38 sec) Scarboro house children practice air raid precautions. 3. (5min) Survivors from first bombing raid on Darwin tell of their experiences, also some from Singapore tell what happened. Captain A A Koch of the Qantas Short Empire flying boat that was shot down near Koepang.