Free Speech Issue Title Is Free And Easy (1944)

Part of issue FREE AND EASY. Melbourne, Australia. Yarrabank, Australia’s version of Speakers’ Corner. Various shots of crowds gathering around speakers on soap boxes. Natural sound of speeches. They are discussing taxation, Labour Party, more women in the government and dangers of drinking beer. One woman shouts that when more women enter parliament the men “will be ground into dust“. There is much laughter from crowd. C/U of one speaker passionately demanding sterilisation of the unfit. C/U of man in crowd who says: “Blimey mate, you are asking for it!“ 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),