Thus Britain Honours Her Word (1924)

Full title reads: “Thus Britain Honours Her Word! HMAS Australia - pride of Australian Navy - sunk ’full forty fathoms deep’ in accordance with terms of Washington Treaty“. Various shots of warship HMAS Australia being scuttled at sea, clouds of black smoke rise from the deck. We see the ship roll onto her side and then gradually sink into the ocean. Aerial shot of sinking ship, other vessels surround her. More shots of HMAS Australia as bows - last visible part of ship - disappear under water. Cataloguer’s note: this item was recatalogued after being accidentally deleted - unsure whether story was originally condensed from old records. AH 15/04/2002. 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 13