Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Huge Wool Store Fire in Sydney

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
899A
Date Released
29 Aug 1946
Date submitted
27 Aug 1946
Date submitted
26 Aug 1946
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Huge Wool Store Blaze at Sydney. DESCRIPTION: At Darling Harbour, Sydney one of the worst fires every seen in the city took place. Warehouses, wool stores and timber yards were caught in the blaze. SHOTLIST: KS GV Darling Harbour. Various shots of same, also warehouses blazing at day and night, walls collapsing, firemen fighting the flames. CU hose pipe jet. People suffering from shock being assisted from scene. At daybreak shots of fire still smouldering.
Keywords
Fires
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
47389
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Huge Wool Store Fire in Sydney', British Movietone News Issue No. 899A, 29 Aug 1946. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14007 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)