Perilous Sport Down Under

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1389A
Date Released
19 Jan 1956
Date submitted
16 Jan 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spear-Fishing in Australia. DESCRIPTION: The coast of New South Wales was the hunting ground for the contestants in the spear fishing championships. SHOTLIST: KS MS men prepare to dive in. CU and MS men diving in with their equipment. CU standing with their catch. CU various types of fish on hooks etc. MS men stand holding their catch. MS fish twists and bites his catcher. SCU man drops fish and dances with pain. CU having his arm bandaged.
Keywords
Health and medicine; Competitions
Locations
Australia; New South Wales
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
65680
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Perilous Sport Down Under', British Movietone News Issue No. 1389A, 19 Jan 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20671 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)