| Accession Number | F00520 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 4 min |
| Object type | Newsreel |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/sound |
| Maker |
Cinesound |
| Place made | Australia, Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin, Malaya, Netherlands East Indies, Singapore |
| Date made | 21 March 1941 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
1. Darwin - Singapore line 2. Consul-General for Japan speaks (Cinesound News No 489)
Description
Extracts from Cinesound News newsreel No 489 1. (1 min 58 sec) Documentary showing the problems facing Australia in her near north, beginning in Darwin, travelling through Batavia and the Netherlands Indies generally, and ending with Singapore. Australian army units in the Malay states. 2. (2 min) Masatoshi Akiyama, Consul-General for Japan, in an important interview, makes frank statements on Japan's position and her aims in the Pacific.