News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

44/42

Date Released

25 May 1944

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The War in the South Pacific
• 2. Australian-American Alliance
• 3. Stalingrad Receives the King’s Sword
• 4. Forest Fire in Australia
• 5. The Road to Rome
• 6. Rags to Stitches

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

Bush fire rages in the state of Victoria. Thousands of people lost all their possessions, twenty died.

Keywords

Fires; Forestry; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Australia; Victoria

Length of story (in feet)

82

Story extras:

Film clip

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Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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