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Life Aboard A Convoy To Australia
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keywords: wwii, convoy to australia, shellback initiation rite, crossing the line ceremony, pollywogs
Synopsis: Troops loaded with equipment board a convoy bound for Australia with the Shellback Initiation Rite for Pollywogs as the convoy crosses the equator a crossing the line ceremony for first-timers...(read more)
- Date: 1942
- Duration: 00:01:30
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Australia












Life Aboard A Convoy To Australia
Trains of loaded with troops and equipment moving to sea ports. Troops board transport ships. Show shellback initiation rite for "Pollywogs" as troop ship crosses the equator (crossing the line ceremony). Shows shipboard church services. Troops disembark in Australia.
- Related Titles:
- Military Newsreels: 1942 - Issue 21