Rugby League 1st Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1585A
Date Released
22 Oct 1959
Date submitted
19 Oct 1959
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England V Australia. SHOTLIST: Teams coming out & Australia kick off. Australia gets first penalty but kick fails. Australia fist to score with penalty kick. Australia score first try, fail to convert. England score from penalty. England score from another penalty. Australia score a try but fails to convert. 2nd half. England kick off. Australia score first try in 2nd half but fail to convert.
Local distribution only
For Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester instead of first item.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Card file number
78378
Credits:
Camera
Dewhurst
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rugby League 1st Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 1585A, 22 Oct 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23283 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)