The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
1. (1 min 34 sec) WAAAF stationed in Sydney spend their leave looking after children from congested areas and institutions by taking them to the beach for the day 2. (28 sec) Making and using depth charges.
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
1. (1 min 34 sec) Airwomen contest races at Sydney meeting 2. (1 min 21 sec) Australian comforts depot in Melbourne pack parcels, troops and army nurses in Northern Territory receive parcels 3. (2 min
1. (1 min 48 sec) Anzac Day march in Melbourne and Sydney 2. (4 min 25 sec) Rami used for making cloth and milk for casein, three-ply, woollen mills, recovery of zircon from sea sand.
1. (1 min 32 sec) The Japanese ship, "Kasima Maru" takes almost 100 Japanese Nationals from Australia - probably the last ship to leave for a long time 2. (1 min 6 sec) A large batch of Australians an
Extracts from Cinesound News newsreel No. 486. 1. (1 min 10 sec) Australian troops go aboard transports in Sydney Harbour en route to Singapore 2. (3 min) AIF parade through Melbourne streets, RAAF b
Extracts from Fox Movietone News Vol. 13 No. 39. 1. (24 sec) Perth, WA. WAAAFs march in pouring rain - (52 sec) In Victoria Peggy Glenhill passes medical examination as ten thousandth WAAAF - (36 sec