News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/97

Date Released

2 Dec 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Marshal of the RAF Sir Cyril Newall
• 2. Post Much Earlier This Christmas
• 3. Trained in Canada
• 4. The King Receives a "Decoration"
• 5. Tacoma Bridge Collapse
• 6. Evans of the Broke Comperes a Shelter Concert
• 7. Tube Snacks
• *South Africa’s Agricultural Show
• *Walking Race in Regents Park
• *Rugby at Oxford

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

Speaks about his pleasure at being appointed Governor General of New Zealand and mentions the new air service between the USA and New Zealand and how this will grow after the war.

Keywords

Politics and government; Diplomacy; Military

Locations

New Zealand; Auckland

Length of story (in feet)

113

Story extras:

Film clip

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Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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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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