The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A report on the general conditions in the islands in the form of a letter from a soldier to his father, read by Jack Davey, Movietone.
1. (2 min 30 sec) Solomon Islands, American strikes from Guadalcanal. Activity at Henderson Airfield. Phot. US Signal Corps, arranged by Frank Coffey, commentary by Jack Davey, Movietone News 2. (2 mi
Movietone News item using Department of Information material. It covers the embarkation of United States troops at Milne Bay for the occupation of Kiriwina Island; at sea; and the landing at Kiriwina.
1. (1 min 8 sec) Women's services swimming championships are held at Bondi baths. Commentary by Jack Davey, Movietone. 2. (2 min 12 sec) The historic meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt at Casabla
1. (2 min 49 sec) Jack Davey conducts a quiz session for AWAS (Movietone) 2. (1 min) Canadian spruce trees are felled to make Mosquito aircraft (Movietone) 3. (2 min 14 sec) Prime Minister Curtin spea
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker returns in rescue plane (Catalina aircraft) after 21 days adrift at sea and tells of his experiences. Commentary by Ernest Walsh, Fox Movietone International.
United States Navy (USN) and Australian Army stage an interservice boxing match at the Melbourne stadium. Commentary by Jack Davey.