Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australia Donates Food for Britain

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
950
Date Released
18 Aug 1947
Date submitted
14 Aug 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia Donates Food to Britain. DESCRIPTION: Hundreds of tons of food, a gift from Australia to Britain, is loaded aboard HMS Glory at Sydney. SHOTLIST: Various dockside shots of naval personnel lifting cases off lorries and walking up gangway of HMAS Glory aircraft carrier. Australian sailors write out forms indicating addresses to which parcels are to go. Written on sides of small cases is Food for Britain. Line of sailors walk up gangway carrying parcels. GV Glory with tug escort.
Keywords
Food and cooking
Locations
Sydney
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
49015
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Australia Donates Food for Britain', British Movietone News Issue No. 950, 18 Aug 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14601 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)