Shipwreck off Sydney

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1420
Date Released
20 Aug 1956
Date submitted
8 Aug 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Collier Birchgrove Park Sinks. DESCRIPTION: The coastal collier Birchgrove Park was in sight of Sydney, when she struck heavy seas during a full gale and had to send out an SOS, seconds later she sank only six miles off the harbour entrance. Ten of the crew lost their lives and four were saved. SHOTLIST: Ship at sea. Various shots of heavy seas. Newspaper poster headlines ‘Ship Feared Sunk: 12 Lost’. Pilot ship Captain Cook puts to sea to search for survivors. Submarine Thorough joins Australian navy minesweepers Cootamundra and Wagga in rescue work. Radar equipped Neptune Bombers take off. Circle overhead.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
67921
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Shipwreck off Sydney', British Movietone News Issue No. 1420, 20 Aug 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21126 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)