Floods Hit Australia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1291A
Date Released
4 Mar 1954
Date Other
Feb 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods Hit Australia. DESCRIPTION: The devastating floods that recently hit Australia’s East Coast swept across three thousand square miles of New South Wales. Some thirty lives are believed to have been lost in the tragedy. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Flood areas. Various aerial views of flooded land. Towns and cities flooded. Very bad.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
New South Wales
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
60601
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Floods Hit Australia', British Movietone News Issue No. 1291A, 4 Mar 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19090 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)