Accession Number | F00775 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 7 min |
Object type | Newsreel |
Physical description | 35mm - safety/b&w/sound |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Australia: South Australia, Adelaide, Australia: Western Australia, Perth, Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville, United Kingdom: England |
Date made | 18 April 1944 |
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. Britain's 12,000 lb bomb 2. Bougainville, enemy fire destroys big gun 3. 7th Division marches 4. Sydney without newspapers. (News Form Home No. 86)
Description
1. (1 min 36 sec) Compares 4, 8 and 12 thousand pound bombs, loading onto Lancaster aircraft and night scene of bombing over Europe 2. (36 sec) On Bougainville, a large American 155mm Howitzer is destroyed by Japanese artillery 3. (1 min 52 sec) The famous 7th Division marches through Australia's capital cities 4. (2 min 16 sec) Sydney is without newspapers after a censorship ban imposed by the government. Some papers get through the guards stationed at the newspaper offices. (1. and 2. Movietone News 3. and 4. Cinesound Review)