Spring Cleaning

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1682A
Date Released
31 Aug 1961
Date submitted
28 Aug 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Spring Cleaning. DESCRIPTION: One of the locks on the Murray River in Victoria is due for a spring clean. The gates are opened to allow three billion gallons of water to escape. The part of the lock normally under water must be re-coated with protective material and carefully inspected for signs of corrosion. The whole job takes two months. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS lock on the Murray River. MS archway in lock. LS pan Murray River. LS workers cleaning the lock. MS same. MS worker greasing rollers. LS pan river bed. MLS Water-Ski notice. MLS launch on river bed. MS boat on river bed. LS river bed. LS pan river bed.
Keywords
Engineering
Locations
Australia; Victoria
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
83070
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Spring Cleaning', British Movietone News Issue No. 1682A, 31 Aug 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24247 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)