Australia - Speed on Water

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

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

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Speed on Water. DESCRIPTION: Conditions were perfect for the New South Wales hydroplane championship. Here’s a typical run on the straight at 105 miles an hour. The winner was Diabolo, driven by Jim Broadley. SHOTLIST: Key scene (fade out). GV hydroplane in race. GV ditto (2 shots) ditto. GV man doing 125 mph. (2 shots) boat round bend. BS from boat (4 shots) the winner (No 244), (2 shots) the winner.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aviation; Competitions
Locations
Australia; New South Wales
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
84106
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Australia - Speed on Water', British Movietone News Issue No. 1712A, 29 Mar 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24570 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)