News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/85

Date Released

21 Oct 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. American Squadron with the RAF
• 2. Clear Boys, Clear!
• 3. A New Home
• 4. Learning Self Protection
• 5. Monster South African Petition
• 6. Training "Jim Crows"
• 7. King & Queen at Communal Feeding Centre
• 8. King with Fire Fighters
• *Racing in America
• *Football "Down Under"
• *Melbourne Steeplechase

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

Six football league matches are played in one day - five and a half hours of continuous football, on behalf of the Australian War Fund.

Local distribution only

Dublin release only

Keywords

Sport; Fundraising; Football

Locations

Melbourne; Victoria

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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