Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1937 - Coronation of George VI at Westminster Abbey - Japan looking for steel to feed her furnaces - Rise of General Franco and the outbreak of the Civil War - Lyons re-elected - Sydney’s last steam train - Stinson monoplane disappears over Lamington National park - Zeppelin ‘Hindenberg’ goes up in flames - Hubert Opperman cycles from Perth to Melbourne … and much more. Rated: G
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300959
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Westminster Abbey
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Spain - History - Civil War, 1936-1939
History → Lyons, Joseph, Prime Minister, 1931-1939
History → Spain - History - Civil War, 1936-1939
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)