News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/93

Date Released

18 Nov 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Testing ATS Cooks
• 2. Action! American Ambulance Unit
• 3. Half Way to Australia
• 4. The Morning After ...
• 5. The Queen Rides in Armoured Car
• 6. Mr Chamberlain - "He Strove for Peace"
• 7. Italian Fleet Crippled
• 8. Italian Bombers "Hurricaned"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Summary

Ship carrying evacuee children en route to Australia calls at Cape Town. They are entertained by the City of Cape Town and Mrs Smuts presents them all with books as a momento of their visit, before they return to the ship to continue their journey.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Children; Displaced persons

Locations

Cape Town; South Africa

Length of story (in feet)

104

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

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London
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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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