| SYDNEY'S BLACK OUT Sydney practises black out routine. Australia. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5561 |
| Catalog #: | 58005 | |
| Clip Number: | 58005-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/83 | |
| Timecode: | 01:55:44 - 01:57:11 | |
| Location: | Australia | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY: Electricity LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: New South Wales, Sydney SAFETY: National Defense WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: Civil Defense | |
| Description: | Sydney's black out. Australia. L/S of sunset over Sydney, an airplane taxis and takes off to observe the black out practice. Various shots of Sydney with the lights on. A hand throws a switch and the sirens start. Various shots as the lights go off all over the city, M/S as they go out on Sydney Harbor bridge. One light remains on in a building. M/S of a woman closing the Venetian blinds. A black out observer knocks on a door and tells a lady to turn her lights off. M/S of a young couple in the cinema, the lights go off and they have a cuddle. M/S of clock showing 10 p.m., the lights all come back on, and the airplane flies over the harbor. | |
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