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General MacArthur takes off from Brisbane, Australia for Milne Bay, New Guinea during World War II.

Allied Supreme Commander for South West Pacific Area, General Douglas MacArthur en route to Milne Bay, New Guinea during World War 2. U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Thomas Kinkaid and Rear Admiral Van Hook at Archerfield in Brisbane, Australia. They await the arrival of General MacArthur. A car arrives at the airfield and General MacArthur gets out of the car. The General being greeted by the Admirals. Views inside aircraft of General MacArthur and the Admirals aboard MacArthur's personal B-17 Flying Fortress "Bataan" as they confer while the aircraft is in flight. Next scene shows three officers aboard US Navy ship USS Phoenix underway in the Pacific Ocean. A convoy of Allied ship underway in far background with a sailor at a blinker in the foreground.

Location: Brisbane Australia
Date: 1944, February 27
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675059383
Australian fishermen catch large number of fishes in nets off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

Australian fishermen make record catch off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Fishermen spread nets on a coast. They get underway in a boat. Men and women pull ropes until a net reaches a beach. A man brings fishes caught in the nets. Large number of fishes in the nets.

Location: Queensland Australia
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061530
Kuwait Harbor on Persian Gulf, in 1942

Peaceful scene of harbor at Kuwait on Persian Gulf, during time of British administration, in 1942. Several small sailboats are in the water near a wharf. The sun is shining. People in western clothing walking beside port area. A cabin cruiser is docked and several men stand near it conversing. A man, woman, and child stroll along the wharf. Scene shifts to the Brazilian Freighter, SS Ozorio (aka OSORIO) entering the harbor. Camera focuses on the Ozorio, underway. (Note: On June 8, 1941, The SS Ozorio, picked up survivors from the Robin Moor, first U.S. ship to go down in World War II. Later, the Ozorio, herself, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, on September 27, 1942.)

Location: Kuwait
Date: 1942
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675022191
Britain tests an atomic bomb and technicians prepare at the test site near the Monte Bello Island, Australia.

Britain explodes an atomic bomb during Operation Hurricane tests near the desolate Monte Bello Island, Australia. Warship at sea. Men reach the target area and make preparations for the test. They set observation posts. Technicians at the test site. Barricades on land. Men watch a timing instrument and wait for the time of the explosion of the bomb. At the decided time, the bomb explodes. A huge fire from the bomb results in the formation of a mushroom cloud.

Location: Monte Bello Australia
Date: 1952, October 3
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045427
A dockyard in Stratford, Victoria Australia

A dockyard in Stratford, Victoria Australia. Aerial view of the city. Roads and houses in the city.

Location: Stratford Victoria Australia
Date: 1930
Duration: 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027568
On New Caledonia, near Australia, residents learn news of D-Day invasion of France and react to the news.

An announcer speaks invasion news into the microphone in New Caledonia, Australia. United States and French military personnel and civilians read news of invasion which is posted to outdoor bulletin board. Interviewer discusses invasion news with a French soldier and a New Caledonian housewife who supported the Free French Forces. Men and women go upstairs in a building. Women talk amongst themselves. Man teaches children outside a school. Girls on the bicycles on the street. Other civilians in discussion on the street. French flag on standard. (World War II period).

Location: New Caledonia Australia
Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027640
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