Bridge Carved By Convict, In Australia (1963)

Tasmania. Australian commentary. Various shots of stone bridge across river in Tasmania, the bridge is called Roth Bridge and on it are seen a lot of carvings, after research it was found that they were done by a convict (Daniel Herbert / Hobart) many years ago and he was given a pardon for doing them. (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.