A compilation of cinemagazine items: 1. Redex Air Trial begins. 2. Annual oddities: dog collects newspapers. 3. Australia first helicopter test. 4. Deaf and dumb - but they can fight! 5. Romeo and Juliet backyard style. 6. RU Fijians defeat Australia 18-16 2nd test. 7. Redex cars ready for road 9600 mile journey. 8. Lae wrecked by war rebuilds modern New Guinea. 9. Opera rehearsal in open air. 10. Spotting the news: Sydney synagogue. 11. World champion oyster eater - 480 in an hour. 12. Spotting the news: NSW University of Technology officially opened; 1st Australian girl born armless to have artificial limb (New York Hospital). 13. Mildura harvest train brings raisin festival. 14. Vic and NSW head of river. 15. Fun of the fair: Royal Adelaide Show. 16. Spotting the news: Clement Atlee visits Australia; 2GB’s Search for a white crow; Antarctic hits the sub-tropical far north coast of NSW. 17. Heartbreaker: Johnny Ray fascinates females. 18. Feeding time at the zoo. 19. Three services in battle display. 20. Pre-fab houses for flood areas. 21. Royal Easter Show Sydney - features boxing booth. 22. Melbourne’s Royal Show (1954). 23. Female festival: marching girls right in step. 24. Amateurs compete for world’s billiards championship. 25. The bare facts on Gypsy Rose Lee.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
315501
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Australia - Social life and customs
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Cinemagazines
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions - 20th Century
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)