| Accession Number | F00546 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 4 min 22 sec |
| Object type | Newsreel |
| Physical description | 35mm - safety/b&w/sound |
| Maker |
Cinesound |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | 26 September 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. Army tests compressed foods 2. RAAF departure. (Cinesound News No. 517)
Description
Extracts from Cinesound News newsreel No. 517. 1. (1 min 44 sec) Food briquettes compressed under a compression of one ton contain a square meal. May be the answer of iron rations for paratroops. Victorian laboratory in unusual war effort. Inventor is the Canadian food scientist H.E. West. 2. (2 min 38 sec) Story of a RAAF recruit through to his boarding a troop transport to go overseas. Close up of pilot Fred Johnstone.