Australian Yachtsmen’s Official Farewell (1962)

Sydney, Australia Various shots of a motorcade carrying the crew of Australia’s entry for the America Cup. At the Town Hall, Mayor Jensen presents the crew with a flag, the standard of the City of Sydney, they will carry it aboard the yacht “Gretel“ all the way to America. (Comb. F.G.) 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 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.