HMAS Australia 1944-1945 / Geoffrey Preston Hood

An amateur film taken by Geoffrey Preston Hood while serving aboard the heavy cruiser HMAS Australia. Opening scene of a dug out canoe with native boys and men along side HMAS Australia. Long boat full with crew from HMAS Australia being towed by motor launch. Approaching shore of a tropical island. Moored boats in the distance. Close up of backs of bare chest crew as boat approaches the shore. Crew land on the island. Sailor seated under a palm tree drinking beer. Pans of the island beach. Shots of coral formations. On the deck of HMAS Australia crewmen walking away from camera. Spectacled officer walking towards camera. Native outrigger canoe paddle alongside HMAS Australia. Long shot of an island. Crew member in a sailboat. Motor boat underway in the mid distance. Long shot of the stern of HMAS Australia. Long shot from boat approaching an island of a United States Navy (USN) heavy cruiser. Long shot of tropical island showing coconut palms and people walking along the shore. Approaching the shore showing a hut on stilts on the shore line. Long shot of Australians and natives walking on the beach. Coconut groves and a native village. Scenes of village activities. Long shot of camouflaged cruiser under steam. Long shot view of a heavy cruiser escorting troopships. Long shot of a cruiser firing main guns. Long shot pan of island with destroyer firing guns. Medium long shot of a USN destroyer. Extreme long shot of ship on the horizon sending message with signal lamp. Long shot then medium long shot of a USN Hospital ship. Hospital ship's long boat and motor boat alongside HMAS Australia. Long boats sailing away from HMAS Australia. Rough seas. Long shot of New York harbour and various scenes of the city skyline, harbour traffic and Statue of Liberty. At sea. A Royal Navy destroyer sails past. Long shot of Sunderland. Long shot of shore probably the United Kingdom (UK) Sunderland flying boat in flight. Passing a dredging ship in the harbour. Sightseeing in the UK. HMAS Australia sailing through the Suez Canal. Ceylon and sailors walking away from camera along a road.. Australians sightseeing. [Start Colour] Long shot of US Escort carrier with aircraft approaching to land. Long shot of escort aircraft carrier with capital ship in the distance. Camera pans to an other escort carrier. Medium close up of Lieutenant and sailor standing on deck in front of 40mm Bofors Anti Aircraft gun. Patrol boat or sloop approaches. Extreme Long shot of the fleet. Medium Close up of sailor holding tin helmet standing next to twin AA gun. Crewman seated washing up in a bucket. Long shot of camouflaged capital ship. Long shot of sunset [out of focus] Ls of ship [out of focus]. Medium close up of crew member frame left with mountainous island in background. On deck of the ship longshot of crew around 40mm AA gun. Long shot of island . HMAS Australia under steam . Long shot of the fleet showing troop or supply ships. Deck scenes and long shots of merchant vessels [out of focus]. Medium long shots of natives in dug out canoe. HMAS Australia underway with USN escort carrier. Scenes on deck crew men under 8 inch gun turrets. Close up of spectacled crewman. Crewman relaxing on deck. Long shot of a small mountainous island. Crossing the line ceremony.