Report from Down Under - The Sydney Show

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1457A
Date Released
9 May 1957
Date submitted
2 May 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Sydney Show. DESCRIPTION: A feature of Sydney’s Royal Easter Show was the double handed saw contest for the world championship. Also the final of the world championship tree-felling. The winner completed the job in 2 minutes 12 seconds. SHOTLIST: General view of the show. Horses walking around. Sawing contest. General view of the second pair from the left. The winners. They are garlanded. Tree felling and pan winner on the left.
Keywords
Competitions; Animals; Exhibitions and shows
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
70571
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Report from Down Under - The Sydney Show', British Movietone News Issue No. 1457A, 9 May 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21664 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)