Kids War Effort aka Schoolboys Aid War Effort

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Description: This is footage from a voiceovered newsreel from 1941 that includes boys from St Vincent de Paul Boys' Orphanage, South Melbourne. The caption reads: 'Various shots as schoolboys make camouflage nets for the army, they weave the thick thread in and out. One boy bounces on a net held by other boys to test the strength. The camera pans across boys at an orphanage making dummy hand grenades with sand instead of explosives for practise purposes. M/S of the bags in a pile. M/S of the boys gathered around a caricature of Adolf Hitler, they pick up the bags and pelt him with them.'
Date: 1941
Source: British Pathe featuring Reuters Historical Collection
Rights: Copyright: British Pathe
Archival Reference: British Pathe Film ID: 1538.08, Media URN: 49523
External URL: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/kids-war-effort-aka-schoolboys-aid-war-effort/

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