Britain’s Gift To Australia (1944)

Item title reads - Britain’s gift to Australia. Australia. MS of the deck of . “Shropshire“ which was presented to Australia by the British government after the loss of the Canberra. Various shots as Lord Gowrie, Governor General comes aboard the ship, he is met by Captain J. A. Collins. Lord Gowrie inspects crew and then addresses them. M/S Captain Collins speaking about looking forward to getting back on the job after a spot of leave. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984.