1943

United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Bureau of Motion Pictures

This newsreel covers six subjects. "The Raiders of Timor": recounts how Australian troops were forced to hide in the mountains on the island of Timor when the Japanese military conquered the island. The Australians conducted asymmetrical warfare against the superior Japanese forces. Their time as guerrilla soldiers and their recovery from the Australian Army is retold through reenactments. "Army Salvage": shows how the Army is recycling obsolete munitions and tanks  from museums and warehouses into new weaponry. "We Guard Britain's Books": records how the British were using microfilm to reformat their rare books to provide a back-up copy in case the original texts were destroyed through German bombing. The microfilms are shipped to America and stored in the Library of Congress where they are accessioned, inspected, cataloged, and stored on shelves. "Good News from the Fishing Front": depicts how Canadian fishermen are increasing their yield to aid with food shortages in the U.S. Shows the repairing of nets and the hauling in of a 500-ton catch of herring. "Battle in the Caucasus": uses combat footage to tell how the Soviet military defeated German forces in a battle in the mountains of the Caucasus region on November 19, 1942. "Thingummybob: A Factory Song From Australia": a woman sings a song accompanied by a military band for workers at a factory. The Song celebrates female workers who worked on the production line to make equipment for the war. The chorus goes "I'm the girl that makes the thing/ that drills the hole that holds the ring /that drives the rod that turns the knob/ that works the thingummybob."

United States. Office of War Information. Domestic Branch. Bureau of Motion Pictures; Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center

Office of War Information

Newsreels.; Nonfiction films.; Short films.

World War, 1939-1945; Campaigns; Equipment and supplies; Preservation microfilming; Books on microfilm; Fisheries; Women

Timor Island; Canada; Caucasus; Australia

IUL Moving Image Archive

IUL Moving Image Archive

English

1 film reel (17 min.) : sound, black and white, 16 mm

Statement of Responsibility
produced by the Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures.
Contents
The raiders of Timor -- Army salvage -- We guard Britain's books -- Good news from the fishing front -- Battle in the Caucasus -- Thingummybob : a factory song from Australia.

Catalog Key: 7818264; OCLC: ocn740919757; OCLC: 740919757