Flooding Old Australian Town (1967)

Unissued / Unused material - Title reads: “Water To Cover Old Town“. Australian voiceovered newsreel material. Jindabyne, Australia. VS In large valley the old town of Jindabyne with its broken down buildings which will soon be flooded by water. A large lake from a dam will cover the whole area. VS The towns’ people celebrate the flooding by dressing up in old costumes and fooling about. VS New modern houses and a church in the town of New Jindabyne which is near the old town but further up the valley. (Comb. F.G.) Old record suggests material dates from around 30/05/1967. 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 Bull