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In this newsreel segment, electrically driven model passenger liners are gently released onto a pond by their makers. It features Mr Needum’s four funnel masterpiece and the ingenious model of the SS Benalla built by Mr Green.
Curator’s notes
This black-and-white Australasian Gazette newsreel from 1925 is an example of a local and special interest story.
As it is silent, intertitles are used to provide us facts and figures about the model boats and their engineers.
