Young Australia’s Balloon Ascent (1964)

New South Wales, Australia. Title reads ’First Balloon Ascent for Fifty Years’. Various shots of blowing up of the balloon ’Archimedes One’ and the young balloonist Terry McCormack getting ready for balloon ascent record attempt in New South Wales, Australia. Various shots of the balloon being blown up and men struggling to keep it down. Ground to air long shot of the balloon at a height. LS. The balloon landing in a far off field. MS. The balloon landing. MS. Terry McCormack. (.) Date found in the old record - 09/07/1964. 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 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-