Smuggling Illegal Migrants Into Australia (1959)

Unissued / unused material. Australian newsreel item. Smuggling illegal migrants into Australia. Bodies of Chinese illegal immigrants is found by ship in Sydney Harbour. Various shots ship in Sydney Harbour. Various shots of plain clothes policemen boarding ship to investigate and interrogate crew. LS large building - customs house. CU customs official looking at smuggled goods, including watches and transistor. CU smuggled goods. Various shots customs official picking up transistor radio set and holding it up to his ear. Commentary ends with line “a waterfront drama that costs two lives as Chinese try to smuggle men and goods into Sydney, starting an investigation into the possibility of a big traffic in illegal immigrants“. Date on dope sheet is 13/07/1959. FILM ID:2738.2 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, V