• Short Summary

    Five typists take part in typing marathon in Adelaide department store window.

  • Description

    Unissued / unused material.

    Australian newsreel item.

    Typing record in Adelaide, Australia.

    GV large crowd outside store in Adelaide to see typing marathon. VS the five girls sitting in department store window typing. They are trying to break marathon typing record, the winner is Kay Price who typed for 53 houses.

    Date on dope sheet is 26/06/1962.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    3062.18
    Media URN:
    86971
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    1962
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:00:31:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:44:22:00 / 01:44:53:00
    Canister:
    UN 3655 E

Comments (1)

  1. Unknown user says

    "large crowd outside store" - the store is Harris Scarfe Limited.

    "53 houses" should read 53 hours.

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