Melbourne Flagship

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1407A
Date Released
24 May 1956
Date submitted
22 May 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Melbourne Flagship. DESCRIPTION: HMAS Melbourne arrives in Australia after her voyage from Britain. Crowds including relatives and friends of Melbourne company saw her arrive. There was the ceremony of the transfer of the Queen’s Colours, for Australia’s newest Carrier is to become the Flagship. SHOTLIST: Aerial shots of Melbourne. SCU from helicopter. Submarine surfaces to pay respects to HMAS Melbourne. GV Sydney Harbour. Crowds. Aerial shots colour on board ship. Ceremony, transfer, of the Queen’s Colour.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
67030
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
75
Story extras:
Film clip

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
AP Archive
Email
info@aparchive.com
Web
http://www.movietone.com
Phone
+44 (0)20 7482 7482
Series held
View all series held by AP Archive

How to cite this record

'Melbourne Flagship', British Movietone News Issue No. 1407A, 24 May 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20958 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)