Sydney - Athletic Champs

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1712A
Date Released
29 Mar 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Athletic Champs. DESCRIPTION: Australian athletic championships took place at Sydney, and winners included John Baguley, who took the long jump title at just over 24 feet. Defending his national title in the 120 yards hurdles, David Prince went away from all competition to chalk up another victory. SHOTLIST: Key scene. LS competitors holding flags. MS same. LS (slow motion) John Baguley winning the long jump. MS crowd. LS 120 yards hurdles race, David Prince the winner. MS crowd. MS David Prince being congratulated.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
84110A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
60
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sydney - Athletic Champs', British Movietone News Issue No. 1712A, 29 Mar 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24567 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)