Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dominions Axemen Make a Big Chop

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
639A
Date Released
4 Sep 1941
Date submitted
1 Sep 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 11
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Log Chopping Contest. DESCRIPTION: Axemen from New Zealand and Australian Forestry Units travelled to Cirencester to hold a competition. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the tree felling contest for Aussie soldiers. The men sharpen their axes and one tests it on his arm. Sapper Grundy won the Standing Chop. Sapper Matkin won the tree felling.
Keywords
Sport; Competitions; Forestry; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41244
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
59
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Dominions Axemen Make a Big Chop', British Movietone News Issue No. 639A, 4 Sep 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11899 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)