Vivid Flood Rescues

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1210
Date Released
11 Aug 1952
Date submitted
3 Jul 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Vivid Flood Rescues. DESCRIPTION: Not long ago the news from Australia was the drought; now it’s the floods, and many people have been cut off in New South Wales. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV flood area. Various shots livestock, people marooned. Duck to rescue, get stuck. Helicopter to rescue, takes off some of the people. Aerials of the floods.
Keywords
Environment; Aviation; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters; Animals; Military
Locations
New South Wales
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
57446
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
134
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Vivid Flood Rescues', British Movietone News Issue No. 1210, 11 Aug 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17973 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)