Fire Fighting Exhibition (1962)

Unissued / unused material. Australian newsreel item. Fire fighting exhibition at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. VS water cascading from firemen’s hoses during fire brigade demonstration. MS Volkswagen truck converted for use as a modern fire engine. VS teams of firemen giving display of fire fighting using vintage fire engines, very much like a barrow. Date on dope sheet is 27/03/1962. 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 (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British P