1. Australian inventor creates new miracle gun 2. Bren carrier manufacture, Newport Vic. (Fox Movietone News Vol. 12 No. 43) Accession Number: F00314

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1. (1 min 38 sec) Mr E. Owen demonstrates his sub-machine gun to the Minister for the army, Mr Spender and army chiefs . 2. (1 min 42 sec) Manufacture of Bren carriers at the railway workshops, Newport, Vic. Production of the 1000th carrier; ceremony attended by cabinet ministers and introduction by workman Mr Jack Precious. First American tanks arrive for Australian Armoured Division. Maj-Gen Northcott, Sturdee and Milford inspect the tanks.

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Accession Number
F00314
Production Company
Fox Movietone News
Classification
Film
Object Type
Newsreel
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: CDN
Format: 35mm
Sound: sound
Measurement
Duration: 0h 4' 31"
Footage: 406 ft
Projection speed: 24 fps
Date Made
11 October 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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