World's Richest Foot Race

World's Richest Foot Race 1946

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Short Summary

Tommy Deane wins the Stawell Gift, the world's richest athletic race. Victoria, Australia.
Description

Unissued / Unused material.

Title - 'Stawell Gift: World's Richest Foot Race'. Victoria. Australia.

MS band playing and marching at track. LS stand. Various shots crowds at the race. Various shots of a track race. Various shots people betting at bookmakers. MS start of race. MS Aboriginal athletes Eli Rubuntja and Edwin Pareroultja shaking hands. MS first heat of the Stawell Gift, the runners cross the line, one man falls.

CU V. T. Deane who won that heat. MS crowds. MS bookmakers paying out wins. MS finalists warming up. CU another heat. MS's sporting journalists reporting. Various shots as they race in final heat. Deane crosses line first. MS wife kissing him. MS as Miss Glennis Willoughby puts sash round his neck. CU Deane.
Tags
- Victoria
- Australia
- bands
- crowds
- Aborigines
- athletics
- bookmakers
- Eli
- Rubuntja
- Edwin
- Pareroultja
- Stawell
- Gift
- journalists
- Glennis
- Willoughby
- kissing
- Tommy
- Deane
Data

Film ID:

2311.02

Media URN:

65828

Group:

Unissued / unused

Archive:

British Pathé

Issue Date:

Sound:

sound

HD Format:

Available on request

Stock:

Black & White

Duration:

00:01:56:00

Time in/Out:

01:01:45:00 / 01:03:41:00

Canister:

UN 1398 B