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No. 92

Item number (ISN):

33298

Series title:

Canadian Army Newsreel

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1945

Item number (ISN):

33298

Link to related resource:

1945

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

RIGBY, J.P.

Accession:

1973-0162

Media:

Film

Production date:

1945

Production company:

Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit

Description:

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1. Mackenzie King Arrives in UK: The ship Queen Mary of Southampton Port in October 1944; British crowds on the docks; Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King is greeted on board by Mrs. J.C. Diamond, the Mayor of Southampton; they are joined by Frederick Hunt, the acting High Commissioner of Canada, at a train station.~2. Jerries Aid Victory Loan: Posters are placed along the road for the 9th Army Victory Loan drive; signs are painted by German artist in the Provost Corps paint shop in Oldenburg; new road signs are placed on the road.~3. Repat Fleet Adds Aircraft Carrier: The HMCS Puncher; repatriated soldiers gather on board; large freight elevators lower men into the ship; bunk areas; the aircraft carrier moves down the Clyde River, past the John Brown shipyards, new ship under construction, and its sister ship.~4. Canada's First Ambassador to Greece: Major General Léo Richer La Flèche and family disembark at Piraeus, Greece and proceed to the British Emabassy; inspection of UNRAA shipment of goods.~5. Johnny Canuck Jr. Goes to Camp: Army training for high school cadets Cedar Springs Camp in Southern Ontario; sports; swimming in Lake Simcoe; visitors' day picnic; parade square inspection.~6. Hong Kong Liberation: The British fleet receives the surrender from Japan; troops clear out pockets of resistance; Japanese prisoners of war; Admiral Bruce Fraser of the flagship Duke of York receives the surrender of Major General [Okada] and Vice Admiral [Fujita] and receives their swords at the Hong Kong Government House; streets of Hong Kong.~7. Gridiron Season Opens in Canada: Ottawa Rugby Season opens with Toronto playing Ottawa; 1945 O.R.F.U. team captains lay memorial wreath; Major Stan Lewis kicks off; crowd control problem.

Language:

English

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1. Crown material over 50 years - copyright expired.
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Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8607-0038
V1 8305-0091

Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : no donor restrictions~The CAFU material is Crown copyright, expired as of 1996, and now in the public domain.

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