FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

Title: Great Scott! Covers the Melbourne Centenary England - Australia Air Race, won in October 1934 by Englishmen Charles Scott & T Campbell Black, in their DH88 Comet ÒGovernor HouseÓ . Plane lands at Laverton Aerodrome greeted by huge crowd, & goes into hangar. Scott seen celebrating with New Zealand aviatrix Jean Batten & others, before getting into biplanes to fly to Flemington.

Charles Scott & T Campbell Black, winners of Centenary Air Race walk onto stage at Flemington race course, greeted by crowd & Melbourne's Lord Mayor. They are seen dining with aviatrix Jean Batten & others. Other competitors' planes are seen landing. Good shot of little girl hitting plane tyres. Parade through Melbourne streets with pilots in open cars. Scott points out his route on a map (very poor sound). Pilots drink toast.