RUSSIANS BACK TO OPEN EMBASSY:1954 scenes at Kingston Smith airport, when Vladimir Petrov? sort political asylum in Australia and his wife had decided to leave. Crowds thronged the airport in the hope of changing her mind, however, when the plane reached Darwin she too requested permission to stay. The Petrov? defection was swiftly followed by the withdrawal of Russian diplomats and the closing of their ligation. When once again it was quiet at Mascot, a party of officials,their wives and families returned to reopen the Russian Embassy, following the renewal of diplomatic relations.
TARONGA PARK ZOO... KING KONG - AUSTRALIA’S FIRST GORILLA: Sir Edward Holstram feeds the zoo’s most expensive guest ever, the 5 year old gorilla King Kong, from t California, USA. One of about 40 gorillas in captivity, his home will be a £4000 enclosure.
PORT KEMBLA...£10,000,000 BLAST FURNACE STARTS PRODUCTION: At Port Kembla Steel Works, Australia’s largest and latest blast furnace starts production. It has the capacity of more than 1700 tons of iron a day and will give employment to 300 men. The plant in operation is shown.
GOROKA, NEW GUINEA...”MUD MEN” FILMED FOR THE FIRST TIME: Over 5000 people attend one of the world’s most unusual shows at Goroka, New Guinea. Pigmy, lizard men and mud men, who have never been captured on film before. Their ceremonial makeup is the most colourful and unusual in the world. Hundreds of tribes perform their ritual dances during the show.
ACTION PACKED BOUT...BARNES LOSES TO LEAHY ON POINTS: British Empire champion George Barnes meets Irishman Nick Leahy at Sydney’s stadium. Leahy, the younger opponent appears to have control of the game and the final result is his win over British champion George Barnes.