Floods

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2331
Date Released
4 Feb 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australian Floods. DESCRIPTION: Heavy rain and floods in Eastern Australia take a heavy toll of property and live stock. SHOTLIST: AV flood area in NSW Australia. AGV flooded land. SV men in f/g - in b/g flooded land in 1955 pan to water rushing over bridge pan to rushing water. SV pan floating debris up to bridge side. CU lizard clinging to side of girder pan up to mice on girder, pan up to lizard on top girder. CU mouse & lizard clinging on. CU mouse on girder. SV rushing water making bus move. SV rushing water down streets. SV ditto pan to water fountain. CU fast running water pan up to flooded street. SV wrecked railway signals. BGV fast rushing water. AV 1974 flooded land. AV BGV flooded land.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters; Animals
Locations
Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
99651
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Floods', British Movietone News Issue No. 2331, 4 Feb 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30219 (Accessed 23 May 2025)