EMPIRE THEATRE LOCAL WEEKLY NEWS NO 3

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Year
1928
Reference
F8589
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1928
Reference
F8589
Media type
Moving image
Series
empire theatre local weekly news
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Newsreel
Duration
0:04:10
Production company
Empire Theatre Film Co.
Credits
Camera: Jack Welsh
Assistant: Dr MacGregor

A newsreel featuring items of interest from Otago:

“Otago Wins Again! Lengthening Port Chalmers Dry Dock to receive the whaler C.A. Larsen”
Men working with pickaxes on concrete walls.
A man supervising a crane loading earth onto horse and cart.

“Tennis championships. Playing off the finals for the McMillan Cup at Anderson's Bay courts”
Pan across spectators. Shots of mixed doubles games.
“Mr McMillan & Miss Duke. Section Five Winners”

“Taieri Club varied sporting events held at Mosgiel”
“Half mile walk won by R. Fraser!”
Man with starter pistol.
Men walking. Finish line.
The winner.
“120 yds. Mosgiel Handicap won by N. Olliver”
Sprint winner.

“Mosgiel Band Winners in C grade at recent contest”
Pan across the band seated, looking at the camera.
“An Irish Jig”
A girl dancing on a platform.
“Kaikorai Band runners up at the recent contest”
The bandleader band playing.
“W. Coughlan. E flat Bass champion and Champion of Champions”
Bandsman & tuba.
“The End, Empire Theatre Weekly News”