News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Hurricane in Sydney

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
500
Date Released
2 Jan 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 9
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Freak Hurricane in Sydney. DESCRIPTION: In a temperature of 98 degrees Sydney suffered it’s worst hurricane. SHOTLIST: A 75 mile an hour gale strikes Sydney and blows down walls on top of motor-trucks and motor-bikes. Boats are torn from their mooring along the waterfront and smashed against the shore. A freighter is adrift but fortunately undamaged. To make matters worse fires breakout, the worst being at the Australian Glass Manufacturers Company.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Vehicles; Weather; Business and commerce; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
35176
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
35
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Hurricane in Sydney', British Movietone News Issue No. 500, 2 Jan 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9538 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)