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
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300964
Language
English
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
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)