Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Sea Warfare in Australian Waters

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
612
Date Released
24 Feb 1941
Date submitted
14 Feb 1941
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australian Minesweeping. DESCRIPTION: A mine damaged ship is brought back into port. Mines are not the only peril in the Southern sea, Nazi raiders has also taken their toll. SHOTLIST: A ship, damaged by collision with a mine, is brought back to port. Shots of survivors who were prisoners aboard a Nazi raider and were put ashore on a deserted South Sea Island. Shots aboard a minesweeper as the sweeps are put out. A floating mine is exploded by rifle-fire. (This is the first shot we have ever had of a mine actually being exploded and will come in very useful in future stories).
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Explosions; War damage; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military
Footage sources
United States of America
Australia
Card file number
40391
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Sea Warfare in Australian Waters', British Movietone News Issue No. 612, 24 Feb 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11484 (Accessed 04 Mar 2025)