| Accession Number | F02643 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 4 min 31 sec |
| Object type | To be confirmed |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
| Maker |
RAAF Cine Unit RAAF Historical Records Section Cine Unit SEAC |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c 1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
[RAAF Base Post Office] Postal No. 030
Description
Opens with interior shot of postal sorting room. Postal bin marked 'Pacific'. Shots of men and women sorting parcels and weighing mailbags. 'PMG Melbourne Aust.' on the mail bag. Scene change to truck arriving. Tractor towing C-47Dakota tranport aircaft. Scene change to mail room close-up of 'Colour Sorting Board'. Mail is sorted into coded bins. Close up of letter marked 'F/O Leithhead 60914 Group 545 RAAF Pacific'. Close-up of hands distributing mail. Truck arrives with Mail bags at RAAF Base Post Office. Scene change to mail being loaded into C-47 Dakota from the mail truck. Scene change to civilian postal worker unlocking mail box. Letters being typed. Mail sorted into pigeon holes.
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