Australia’s Severest Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1058A
Date Released
15 Sep 1949
Date submitted
15 Sep 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia’s Severest Floods. DESCRIPTION: On the North Coast of New South Wales, Army DUKWs came to the rescue of residents of the town of Kempsey where floods have caused havoc. The death roll was very heavy and when the water subsided, the trail of wreckage it left behind was tremendous. SHOTLIST: Aerial shots of floods. Army DUKWs taking supplies to people. Parcels being handed down, women collecting parcels. Shots of the men from the army fixing up signal equipment. Soldier talking to someone on the radio. Various shots of the aftermath. Shots of mud. Various shots of the aftermath.
Keywords
Accidents and disasters
Locations
Australia; Kempsey
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
52504
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Australia’s Severest Floods', British Movietone News Issue No. 1058A, 15 Sep 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15948 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)