| Accession Number | F00701 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 3 min 58 sec |
| Object type | Newsreel |
| Physical description | 35mm - safety/b&w/sound |
| Maker |
Cinesound |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin, Australia: Western Australia |
| Date made | 7 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. Diggers troppo band inspires Aborigines 2. News briefs. Wreckage of first hostile aircraft shot down over Australia. Dutch ship damaged. (News From Home. No. 1) (Cinesound Review No. 580)
Description
1. (2 min 30 sec) Jazz band improvised from makeshift instruments gives a performance outside Darwin, local Aborigines stage a Corroboree. Jazz music dubbed over Aborigine item 2. (54 sec) Wreckage of the first hostile aircraft shot down over Australia by Squadron Leader Cresswell (36 sec) Dutch tanker damaged in the Indian Ocean by Japanese action reaches port.