New Spring for Springboards

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1705A
Date Released
8 Feb 1962
Date Other
Feb 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Spring for Springboards. DESCRIPTION: There’s always something fascinating about watching high-diving, but these pictures of Jack Barnett’s professional team in Sydney have that something extra, they’re using a trampoline, made specially for them. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV diving board. MS man off diving board. MS another. MS man dives. MLS same. MS pan - man dives in. MS pan - another. MCU man on diving board. CU trampoline - pan to water.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
83857
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
86
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Spring for Springboards', British Movietone News Issue No. 1705A, 8 Feb 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24495 (Accessed 01 Mar 2026)