News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Victoria’s Tragic Bush Fires

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
503A
Date Released
26 Jan 1939
Date submitted
25 Jan 1939
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 10
Section Title
News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bush Fires Rage in Australia. DESCRIPTION: Bush fires sweep the State of Victoria in Australia. SHOTLIST: General views of the forest fire and the efforts which are being made to extinguish it. Good material.
Keywords
Environment; Accidents and disasters
Footage sources
Australia
Germany
Card file number
35399
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News & Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Victoria’s Tragic Bush Fires', British Movietone News Issue No. 503A, 26 Jan 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/9623 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)