| Accession Number | F00595 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 9 min |
| Object type | Newsreel |
| Physical description | 35mm - safety/b&w/sound |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, New Guinea1, New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay, Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Russia |
| Date made | 18 September 1942 |
| 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. More Canberra survivors arrive 2. Meet Squadron Leader Clive Caldwell, DFC and Bar 3. Milne bay wounded return 4. Second front vital - says Vladimir Mikheyev 5. Light Horse rides again. (Cinesound News No. 569)
Description
1. (58 sec) Wounded men who survived the sinking of HMAS "Canberra" in the sea battles off the Solomon Islands arrive at an Australian port 2. (44 sec) Young Australian Airman, Squadron Leader Clive Caldwell, returns home with decorations and a wonderful score of enemy planes to his credit - 20 certainties, 6 probables, 11 damaged and 16 destroyed on the ground. 3. (1 min 26 sec) Men wounded in the Milne Bay area tell stories of heroism and fortitude of troops in this successful New Guinea operation 4. (2 min 8 sec) The representative of Russia's "Tass" news service, Mikheyev, has arrived in Sydney accompanied by his wife. He tells the people of Australia something of the problems facing Russia and stresses the need for a second front in Europe 5. (3 min 26 sec) Gathering horses for army work.