Launch Of . Kookaburra (1938)

Item title reads - Australia. LAUNCH OF . KOOKABURRA. Wife of Rear Admiral McNeil christens the first of the antisubmarine units being built for harbour defence, at Sydney’s Cockatoo Dock. M/S of the wife of Engineer Rear Admiral McNeil standing on the platform and making a speech. She names the ship ’Kookaburra’ and cuts the ribbon which smashes the bottle of champagne against the ship. Various shots as it slides into the water. L/S of the ship in the dock. FILM ID: 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 VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from