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Extracts from News From Home No. 96. A convoy off New Guinea is escorted by HMAS Shropshire. Shows activities on board, ship to ship refuelling, ammunition hoisted aboard, Commodore Collins and crew playing shipboard games. Shots of Pom-Pom and Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns in action which are intercut with battle scenes from another film. (See also F01760 for unedited Department of Information footage)
Extracts from Cinesound news No 485. Welcome home for HMAS Sydney and her crew, civic welcome and speech by Captain Collins. (See also F01066 Department of Information unedited footage)
Extracts from News From Home No 20. First Australian troops to be wounded in action are shown disembarking in Australia and are interviewed as they are transferred to a hospital train. General Blamey
Extracts from News From Home No. 261. (2 min 36 sec) The battle for Wau, 25 pounder guns and Beaufighter aircraft in action (See also F01820 for Department of Information unedited footage). (58 sec) J
Extracts from News From Home No. 22. Victory at El Alamein, through Hellfire Pass and on to Bardia and Tobruk (See also F01833 for unedited Department of Information footage)2. (2 min 44 sec). Russi
1. (1 min 4 sec) Scenes showing the "Queen Mary" as a troopship. Film shots of her six visits to Sydney were delayed for security reasons 2. (1 min 34 sec) "Shropshire" arrives from England to join th
Extracts from Cinesound News No. 459. 1. (2 min 51 sec) The victims are: Brigadier G Street, Minister for the Army, Mr James Fairbairn, Minister for Air, General White, Chief of the General Staff, Sir