Australian Football (1916)

Australian Football. Location of events unknown. Australian soldiers get up a game of Australian football. Shot of the players heading toward the field; a few other guys in Army uniforms stand watching. The match in progress. Man in army uniform serving as referee; bringing down a flag as a signal. Great shot of Aussie soldiers watching the game from an outdoor balcony; above a sign advertising whisky; and another for ’tyres’; they start waving. Some irrelevant brief military shots within this piece. World War One; sports. G 399. 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), British Paramount (193