The Southern Cloud

Briefly covers the arrival of Charles Kingsford-Smith and C.T.P. Ulm in Australia after their trans-Pacific flight and the formation of the original Australian National Airways that commenced services in 1931. The Southern Cloud was lost in 1931 until its wreckage was discovered in 1958. Narration by James Dibble.

Credits

production company

Lions Club of Cooma

producer

Cleve Maher

Duration

00:14:20:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

322782

Language

English

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Australian National Airways

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transpacific flights - History

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → Australia - History

History → History

People → Kingsford Smith, Charles, 1897-1935

People → Ulm, C.T.P. (Charles Thomas Phillippe), 1897-1934

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1965

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