Summary: The training of recruits for the Royal Australian Navy.
Description: Introductory shots of Australian coastline, surf-boating etc. Recruits arrive at HMAS Cerberus (the training school) - general material (equipment issue, quarters, mess; instruction in sailing and rowing, steering, PT and drill, a parade) followed by specialist training, signals school (wireless, flags and morse), engineers, torpedo school (setting rudders), gunnery (learning use equipment, practising on rocking platform - AA training with 'gun' that photographs target). A constructed 'action' sequence on board a cruiser (?): spotter plane launched, crew take positions, close bulkheads; guns, torpedo, AA guns all used. Film ends with a montage of training, action and parade shots: 'Australia's sons of the seas will not fail her'.
Production Details: National Films Council (Production sponsor)
Commonwealth Cinema Branch Studios, Melbourne (Production company)
Smart, Ralph (Production individual)
Brereton, E J (Production individual)
Smart, Ralph (Production individual)
Smart, Ralph (Production individual)
Hendy, Les (Production individual)
Dearth, Harry (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Royal Australian Navy, CERBERUS (HMAS) (regiment/service)
Keywords: combat (simulated), Australian - anti-aircraft (object name)
training, Australian naval - routine (object name)
training, Australian naval - specialist (object name)
Australia (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1054 ft; Running time: 11 mins
