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LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-12. TROOPS EAGERLY AWAITING THE SCREENING OF THE MELBOURNE CUP ARRANGED BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE ATTACHED FIRST ARMY HQ.
A short film depicting the screening of the a newsreel film of the 1944 Melbourne Cup at an Australian military base at Lae. The screening was made possible under joint arrangement between the RAAF a
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-12. A TYPICAL GROUP OF TROOPS ARRIVING TO WATCH THE SCREENING OF THE 1944 MELBOURNE CUP ARRANGED BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE ATTACHED HQ FIRST ARMY.
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-12. SERGEANT G. SIMPSON, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE ATTACHED HQ FIRST ARMY, RE WINDS THE 1944 MELBOURNE CUP FILM TO THE PROJECTOR REEL BEFORE SCREENING.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-12. TROOPS AWAITING THE SCREENING OF THE 1944 MELBOURNE CUP ARRANGED BY AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE ATTACHED HQ FIRST ARMY. PETROL DRUMS AND BOXES FORMED MANY OF THE IMP
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-12. SERGEANT G. SIMPSON, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE ATTACHED HQ FIRST ARMY DISPLAYS A BOARD ANNOUNCING THE SCREENING OF THE MELBOURNE CUP. THE FILM WAS RUSHED TO F
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-12. SERGEANT G. SIMPSON, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE ATTACHED HQ FIRST ARMY, FEEDS THE SPECIAL RELEASE COPY OF THE 1944 MELBOURNE CUP INTO A PROJECTOR.
LAE AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-12. SERGEANT W. WOOD, AUSTRALIAN ARMY AMENITIES SERVICE ATTACHED HQ FIRST ARMY, ARRIVING FROM THE AIRFIELD WITH THE SPECIAL RELEASE FILM OF THE 1944 MELBOURNE CUP.
