The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia keeps 150th Birthday

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
454
Date Released
14 Feb 1938
Date submitted
11 Feb 1938
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 10
Section Title
The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia’s 150th Anniversary. SHOTLIST: New Zealand sends a warship in greeting. France sends a ship, and also Holland. The Italian cruiser "Raimondo Montecuccoli". British flying boats fly from England to Australia in greeting. Sydney dressed in gala gaiety. The Town Hall outlined in lamps. The Historic landing of Sir Phillip in the HM "Supply" planting of flag. Captain Cook, The Discovery. Memory of earliest Sydney. The tank stream with the bridge that gave the Bridge Street its name. At Elizabeth farm John Mccarthy begins to breed sheep and so laid the foundation for Australia’s greatest industry. Discovery of Gold. Fast Transport. Coal. Australians at play. Surfing. Mass of blossoms, wild flowers of the Australian bush. Float typifying the progress of New Zealand. And a float from California, a beautiful flat typical of that used every year in the festival of flowers at Pasadena.
Keywords
Commemorations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Aviation; Agriculture; Horticulture; Celebrations and festivals; Navy; Fashion and costume; Military
Footage sources
Sydney
Card file number
32569
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
53
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'The Front Page: Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Australia keeps 150th Birthday', British Movietone News Issue No. 454, 14 Feb 1938. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/8507 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)