| Accession Number | F00374 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 6 min |
| Object type | Newsreel |
| Physical description | 35mm - safety/b&w/sound |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, New Guinea1, Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal |
| Date made | 11 December 1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
1. WAAAF sports 2. ACF parcels 3. Action in the South West Pacific. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 52)
Description
1. (1 min 34 sec) Airwomen contest races at Sydney meeting 2. (1 min 21 sec) Australian comforts depot in Melbourne pack parcels, troops and army nurses in Northern Territory receive parcels 3. (2 min 18 sec) Generals Macarthur and Blamey inspect forward battle areas in New Guinea - Admiral William Halsey Junior, commander of South West Pacific Fleet, directs operations near the Solomons.