Title:THE AUSTRALIAN PREMIER ACCOMPANIED BY THE MINISTER FOR THE NAVY PAYS A VISIT TO THE TROOPS IN FRANCE [Main Title]
Film Number:IWM 139
Other titles:
Summary: Premier William Hughes and Sir Joseph Cook visit Australian headquarters, and General Monash replaces Birdwood, Western Front, 1918.
Description: I. The visit of Premier William Hughes and Minister of the Navy Sir Joseph Cook to Australian Corps headquarters at Allonville on 2 July 1918. They arrive by car and are greeted by Lieutenant-General Sir John Monash. Hughes poses with Monash and his staff on the steps of the building before driving off to visit the troops. Cook is shown addressing one of the three bands of 200 selected soldiers (from 4th, 6th or 11th Brigade, all of which were visited) with Hughes and Monash looking on. II. Portrait shots of General Sir William Birdwood and his Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Sir C B Brudenell White, in front left profile. Both Birdwood and Brudenell White shake hands with their staff in front of headquarters before driving off to take command of Fifth Army, 11am 31 May 1918. A portrait shot of General Monash, who replaced Birdwood. III. An unattached sequence of Australian troops collecting fresh vegetables, transporting them by punt and loading them onto lorries.
Production Details: Australian War Records Section (Production sponsor)
Wilkins, George Hubert18881958Australian explorer and photographer. (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Hughes, William T (person)
Cook, Joseph (person)
Monash, John (person)
Birdwood, William Riddell (person)
Brudenell White, C B (person)
Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force, 2nd Division (regiment/service)
Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force, 6th Brigade (?) (regiment/service)
Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force, 3rd Division (regiment/service)
Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force, 11th Brigade (?) (regiment/service)
Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force, 4th Division (regiment/service)
Australian Army, Australian Imperial Force, 4th Brigade (?) (regiment/service)
Keywords: delegations, Australian national - state (object name)
supplies, Australian, movement [RA] - food (object name)
buildings, Australian - military: headquarters (Australian Corps) (object name)
01/3(4-15).8 (event)
Allonville, Somme, France (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 286 ft; Running time: 5 mins
