Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Good-Byes at Sydney

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
865A
Date Released
3 Jan 1946
Date submitted
1 Jan 1946
Date submitted
27 Dec 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aquitania With Troops Sails Home. DESCRIPTION: The ‘Aquitania’ sails from Sydney with passenger who include sick and wounded servicemen, ex-prisoners of war and men of the AIF en route for Western Australia. SHOTLIST: KS Quayside crowded with people, Aquitania alongside, troops lean over rails, others boarding, also Red Cross nurses, naval officers and personnel. Stretcher cases taken aboard. Pan along ship, Aquitania pulling out, crowds run along quay to best advantage point. Stern of ship as it pulls out of camera. LS Aquitania with Sydney in background. MS children evacuees returning leaning over rail.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Military
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
46337
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Good-Byes at Sydney', British Movietone News Issue No. 865A, 3 Jan 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13675 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)