NFSA - National Film & Sound Archives

[WoodRay]

Hi all,
I'm currently in discussion with NFSA regarding any old powerboat footage that maybe available. So far I have identified roughly 60 films/still photo's from their titles that may suit our genre. I'm not sure of the costs as yet but I'm tipping it wont be free. Currently there are a 1/3 of the titles already digitised, and another 1/3 that need to be digitised. The last 1/3 is set for preservation and inaccessible. The full list is below.
I'm very excited to see a digitised title for 'Cettien' I hope its the right one.

Currently digitised and accessible:

106225: [BOATS] / CONTAINED IN 45011: [BOSWORTH, THELMA : COLLECTION OF HOME MOVIES]
69792: BOATS 1950 / CONTAINED IN 7127: [WALKER, J. : HOME MOVIE COLLECTION. JOHN AS A BABY ; OTHER SEGMENTS]
493951: [BP FUEL : THE FIRST BP OCEAN CLASSIC : PROMOTION].
123068: MOVIETONE NEWS. VOL. 28 NO. 09. POWER BOATS IN RACE FOR TROPHY : PT HACKING, NSW [V/A 7339] / CONTAINED IN 55772: MOVIETONE NEWS. A1512 ; A1513
102811: POWER BOATS / CONTAINED IN 42376: QTQ 9 NEWS. 1988.09.18
401447: [ROVING EYE : CROWNING OF TAREE AQUATIC ASSOCIATION QUEEN] / CONTAINED IN 401415: [NBN 3 NEWS. 1968.02.15 - 1968.02.21]
100582: AUSTRALIAN GAZETTE. NO. 548. HITTING IT UP : PORT HACKING, NSW
87942: CETTIEN RETAINS AUSTRALIAN MOTORBOAT CHAMPIONSHIP / CONTAINED IN 263446: [OPERATION NEWSREEL. NO. 104 : IN-HOUSE COMPILATION]


Can be digitised and accessible in 3-4 weeks :
128021: ACTION FLASHES. SPEEDY SKIP BOAT / CONTAINED IN 62116: MOVIETONE NEWS. A1618, A1619 : [NEW ZEALAND EDITION]
84483: AQUA CARNIVAL : GOULBURN / CONTAINED IN 262108: [OPERATION NEWSREEL. NO. 036 : IN-HOUSE COMPILATION]
127784: MOVIETONE NEWS. VOL. 31 NO. 05. LATEST SPEEDSTERS IN AQUATIC CARNIVAL : TOUKLEY, NSW [V/A 8221] / CONTAINED IN: 61759: MOVIETONE NEWS. A1717 ; A1718
404763: [WATSON, COLIN : LIGHT AIRCRAFT AND AEROBATIC BIPLANE C1966 : OTHER SCENES : HOME MOVIE].
69677: BUCKING THE OCEAN IN TINY SPEED BOATS : AUBREY PRICE, DARING DRIVER, TAKES ROUGH RIDE TO BREAK SYDNEY-NEWCASTLE SEA SPEED RECORD / CONTAINED IN 43013: CINESOUND REVIEW. NO. 0152. OUT FOR THE VERTICAL DIVE : OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIRFORCE FOLLOW SQUADRON LEADER'S ORDERS IN PRINCESS PAGEANT REHEARSAL ; [OTHER SEGMENTS]


Currently held on preservation film only and not currently accessible:

395497: [BOAT RACING : TWO POWER BOATS FILLED WITH FUEL BEFORE BEING TOWED AWAY] / CONTAINED IN 394091: [NBN 3 NEWS. 1966.10.04 - 1966.10.09] – FILM ONLY
73668: INTERNATIONAL NEWS. C1926. POWER BOATS SET NEW SPEED RECORDS IN GOLD CUP MEET – FILM ONLY
39160: [AUSTRALIAN NEWSREEL AND U.S. FEATURE OFFCUTS, C1945] : ORIGINAL RELEASE. Rack No: FBY000183 – FILM ONLY
288405: [BOATS] / CONTAINED IN 288399: MOVIETONE NEWS. A2384 : [NO. 1] – FILM ONLY
94931: [ + BOATS][289-365] / CONTAINED IN 31437: MOVIETONE NEWS. INTERNATIONAL EDITION. F0235 – FILM ONLY
1589875: POWER AT SEA. Rack No: 1724421 – FILM ONLY (ACCESS)
92545: [POWER BOATS] [232-288] / CONTAINED IN 31052: MOVIETONE NEWS. A2743 – FILM ONLY

[Alan]

Very nice, will be great to see them.