Forest Fire In Australia (1944)
Title reads: Forest Fire in Australia.
Victoria, Australia.
Various shots of bush fire burning fiercely. Various shots of Australian soldiers trying to stem the fire with chemicals and by beating the flames.
Various shots of ruins of burnt out homes, people try to rescue their belongings. M/S of woman and child crying as they wander about rubble.
FILM ID:1358.19
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1958 - Speedway Individual World Final - London - Barry Briggs (New Zealand)
20 September 1958
London
Wembley Stadium
1. Barry Briggs (New Zealand) - 15 (3,3,3,3,3)
2. Ove Fundin (Sweden) - 13 (3,3,2,3,2)
3. Aub Lawson (Australia) - 11+3 (1,3,3,1,3) +3
4. Peter Craven (Great Britain) - 11+2 (2,3,0,3,3) +2
5. Ken McKinlay (Scotland) - 11+1 (2,2,3,2,2) +1
6. Ronnie Moore (New Zealand) - 9 (3,2,0,1,3)
7. Olle Nygren (Sweden) - 9 (3,2,2,2,0)
8. Ron Johnston (New Zealand) - 8 (1,1,1,3,2)
9. Gerry Hussey (Great Britain) - 7 (2,0,2,2,1)
10. Ron How (Great Britain) - 7 (1,1,2,2,1)
11. Peter Moore (Australia) - 15 (0,1,3,1,0)
12. Mike Broadbanks (Great Britain) - 5 (2,0,1,0,2)
13. Rune Sörmander (Sweden) - 4 (0,2,1,0,1)
14. Jack Geran (Australia) - 13 (0,1,1,0,1)
15. Josef Hofmeister (West Germany) - 2 (1,0,0,1,0)
16. Joel Jansson (Sweden) - 0 (0,0,0,0,0)