Cockatoo Island 1936–42

This compilation shows the launch of HMAS Swan and HMAS Warramunga, and laying the keel of River Clarence at Cockatoo Island.

The original nitrate film has been digitised to ensure its preservation. This compilation contains three newsreel stories:

1) Launching of HMAS Swan at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, 28 March 1936
2) Keel Laying of River Clarence at Cockatoo Island Dockyard by Prime Minister Menzies, 29 July 1941
3) Launching of HMAS Warramunga at Cockatoo Island Dockyard, 7 February 1942

Read about preservation of the National Archives’ nitrate film collection here – http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/pres...

• #education
• #archives
• #preservation