Capt. Cook’s Home is to Go "Down Under"

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
239
Date Released
1 Jan 1934
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Capt. Cook’s Cottage to be Shipped to Australia. DESCRIPTION: Cottage at Great Ayton, in which the discoverer of Australia lived, is to be put up in Melbourne. SHOTLIST: Scenic shot of the cottage standing in country village. Man climbs up to roof. Various shots of the dismantling. Close shot of man working upon drawing of plans. Various shots of stones being numbered. Close and CU shots of the statue of Captain Cook. Close shot of the wording inscribed on the statue.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; History and archaeology; Scenery and travel
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
2742
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Capt. Cook’s Home is to Go "Down Under"', British Movietone News Issue No. 239, 1 Jan 1934. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/4552 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)