A Year to Remember 1941

Australia, 1965

Film
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Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1941 - Blitz on London - Italian soldiers attacked by Australian soldiers in Middle East - Greece. ANZAC Corps outnumbered in invasion and withdraw - Hunt for Fifth columnists - Bundles for Britain - Scouts and Cubs collecting scrap metal for war effort - Australian troops withdraw to Tobruk - Arrival of first casualties - Pearl Harbour bombed - Japanese land in Malaya and Hong Kong … and much more. Rated: G

Credits

producer

Frank Killian

Language

English

Duration

00:30:00:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

35805

Subject categories

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Bombing, Aerial

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Tobruk, Battles of, 1941-1942

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Documentary

History → Australia - History

History → History

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Boy scouts

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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