Australia - Olympic Preparations

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1359
Date Released
20 Jun 1955
Date submitted
16 Jun 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Olympic Games Site. DESCRIPTION: In Melbourne, ticket offices are already open for the XVIth Olympiad to be held there in November 1956. Progress on the construction of the Pool and Athletic stadium, indicate that it will be ready in time. SHOTLIST: GV of men on construction work. GV and CUs of people queuing for their tickets. CU of people with tickets. GV of work on the site. GV of the uncompleted swimming pool. GV and CU of cinders being laid. Pan shot of the running track, including a view of the swimming pool.
Locations
Melbourne; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
63835
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
69
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Australia - Olympic Preparations', British Movietone News Issue No. 1359, 20 Jun 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20136 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)