Forest Fire Fury

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1440
Date Released
7 Jan 1957
Date submitted
30 Dec 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Forest Fire Fury. DESCRIPTION: A forest fire, fanned by winds of up to sixty miles an hour blazed through tinder-dry bush land. Almost completely encircling Sydney. It’s reported as the worst in living memory. SHOTLIST: Fire raging. Flames sweeping road. Fire fighters. Schoolhouse burning. Worst fire in living memory. Fire fanned by wind up to 60 mph.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
69317
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Forest Fire Fury', British Movietone News Issue No. 1440, 7 Jan 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21414 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)