1. Diggers troppo band inspires Aborigines 2. News briefs. Wreckage of first hostile aircraft shot down over Australia. Dutch ship damaged. (News From Home. No. 1) (Cinesound Review No. 580) Accession Number: F00701

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1. (2 min 30 sec) Jazz band improvised from makeshift instruments gives a performance outside Darwin, local Aborigines stage a Corroboree. Jazz music dubbed over Aborigine item 2. (54 sec) Wreckage of the first hostile aircraft shot down over Australia by Squadron Leader Cresswell (36 sec) Dutch tanker damaged in the Indian Ocean by Japanese action reaches port.

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Accession Number
F00701
Production Company
Cinesound
Classification
Film
Object Type
Newsreel
Physical Description
Colour: b&w
Film type: CDN
Format: 35mm - safety
Sound: sound
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Footage
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Date Made
7 September 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
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Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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