Collection of newsreel footage which made up Australia’s history in 1945 - Japanese Air Force attacking Allied ships - End of World War II in Europe - Scenes in Australian cities - Surrender by Germans - Crowd cheers King, Queen and Winston Churchill - Death of John Curtin - POW’s show some of their inventions while in prison - Notorious Burma Railway - MacArthur accepts surrender of Japanese on board Missouri - Workers march demanding 40 hour week … and much more. Rated:G
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300968
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Hours of work - Australia
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Burma-Siam Railway
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Europe
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions - 20th Century
History → Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947
History → Curtin, John, 1885-1945
History → Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-
People → Churchill, Winston, 1871-1947
People → Curtin, John, 1885-1945
People → Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)