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Summary
Part of issue ON THE MARK.
Australia.
Australian women contribute to the war effort. Various shots of women in uniform (Australian Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)?). We see the women practising semaphore, working as motor mechanics and driving trucks. Various shots of Australian women's Land Army: girls are seen driving fleet of tractors over a field.
M/S of female conductor on board a bus. Various shots of women in Navy (Australian Women's Royal Navy Service (Wrens). We see women in "Senior Service" communicating in Morse code. Various shots of women translating foreign radio broadcasts at radio listening posts. Various shots of female scientists testing metals at laboratory. Various shots of explosions and guns firing, an image of three saintly looking nurses is superimposed over them.
Footage Information
Source | British Pathé |
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Title | WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA (issue title is ON THE MARK) |
Description | Part of issue ON THE MARK. Australia. Australian women contribute to the war effort. Various shots of women in uniform (Australian Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS)?). We see the women practising semaphore, working as motor mechanics and driving trucks. Various shots of Australian women's Land Army: girls are seen driving fleet of tractors over a field. M/S of female conductor on board a bus. Various shots of women in Navy (Australian Women's Royal Navy Service (Wrens). We see women in "Senior Service" communicating in Morse code. Various shots of women translating foreign radio broadcasts at radio listening posts. Various shots of female scientists testing metals at laboratory. Various shots of explosions and guns firing, an image of three saintly looking nurses is superimposed over them. |
Archive | British Pathe |
Year | 1942 |
Duration | 00:01:58:00 |
Stock | Black & White |
Sound | sound |
Film ID | 1546.15 |