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Sailors - Love Them or Leave Them

Looks at what happens when 13,000 sailors step onto Sydney shores after four months at sea.
Year : 1987 | Total Duration : 47 Minutes | Producer : Aviva Ziegler
Director : Nick Torrens, Sue Cornwall (Second Unit) |
Aerial travelling over choppy sea to American Spruance-class destroyer, USS Paul F Foster, DD964. Men on board practising cheering hooray over ship rail
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Access No. 123153 | 1 min 8 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
In canteen on board American naval ship, sailors into small cabin. Afro American sailors talking about women. VS men walking about deck, playing cards, having hair cut, chatting
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Access No. 123184 | 1 min 49 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Start titles over aerial of warship, American Spruance-class destroyer, USS Paul F Foster, DD964.
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Access No. 123185 | 21 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Australian women in underwear getting dressed into evening wear, putting on makeup, going out for the evening to meet American naval servicemen.
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Access No. 123186 | 1 min | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
American sailors on board ship talking about love. Australian women including one Rhonda, looking at photographs and letters from US naval serviceman penpal, Kevin. Meet for first time, walking,
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Access No. 123187 | 1 min 45 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Three naval ships, POV from one and pan to frigate, HMAS Canberra (FFG02). CU sailor, Kevin, talking about meeting Australian penpal, Rhonda for the first time
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Access No. 123188 | 34 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
American naval ships in Sydney Harbour. Helicopter. Sailors on board. Ship coming into dock. Band playing, cheerleaders with pom poms. Sailors disembarking, talking to Australian women, some dressed in lingerie handing out flyers for a brothel. American Spruance-class destroyer, USS Paul F Foster, DD964 moored with another Spruance-class destroyer, USS Oldendorf, DD972
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Access No. 123189 | 2 mins 4 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Australian women, American sailors talking about meeting up. ÒDial a SailorÓ reception. Women having their hair done at hairdressers. Women dressing, talking about meeting sailors.
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Access No. 123190 | 2 mins 29 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Afro American sailors in uniform on Sydney streets. Talking to Australian men, having good time. At official dance, American sailors in uniform. Couples kissing. American sailors talking about just having a good time.
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Access No. 123191 | 4 mins 25 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
American naval ship, American Spruance-class destroyer, USS Paul F Foster, DD964 and HMNZS Southland (F104) participating in naval review for the Australian 75th Naval Anniversary. Bob Hawke on board. Australian woman watching it on television.
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Access No. 123192 | 1 min 43 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Woman driving car, talking about meeting American sailors. Women with British sailors
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Access No. 123193 | 1 min 16 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
American sailors in ship talking about meeting Australian women.
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Access No. 123194 | 1 min 31 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Afro American sailors on sightseeing trip with Australian women. Woman Rhonda at hairdressers talking about meeting penpal, Kevin. Night shot couple together, Fireworks. couple at dinner, Australian theme including sheep shearing. American sailors on duty aboard ship talking.
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Access No. 123195 | 3 mins 36 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Commodore Hotel, street. Afro American sailors talking about meeting women. Leave hotel. Australian woman, Rhonda, talking about meeting her American naval penpal. American sailors in pub talking to older Australian couple. Rhonda and Kevin, the penpal, walking on beach, talking. VS couple on board ferry.
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Access No. 123196 | 3 mins 50 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Two women at David Jones department store looking at lacy gloves. Walk through shop. Rhonda and other women in evening dress waiting outside building. Afro American sailor in uniform talking on telephone. Off duty sailor with four women. One sailor meets and kisses Australian woman, enter home. House party, older women and men (Greek?) at buffet in lounge room. Barbecue in backyard with young people.
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Access No. 123197 | 5 mins 31 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
Young woman in evening dress getting into lift at Sydney Convention Centre. Reception with American sailors. One Australian woman, Rhonda, angry at being stood up by her American penpal. VS backyard barbecue at house. Rhonda meets up with date. Couple have photograph taken. Night shot Afro American sailor and Australian woman in residential street, police car at house. Couple kissing.
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Access No. 123198 | 6 mins 21 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
American naval ship, Spruance-class destroyer, USS Oldendorf, DD972. On board. Off duty sailors and some in uniform returning to ship. kissing goodbyes. Walking up gangplank. Australian woman Rhonda crying, gives penpal Kevin her necklace. US sailor talking about stay. Australian woman to camera talking about having good time. Rhonda talking about getting married. American Spruance-class destroyer, USS Paul F Foster, DD964 moored with another Spruance-class destroyer, USS Oldendorf, DD972 cast ropes and depart.
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Access No. 123199 | 6 mins 7 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
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Access No. 123200 | 4 mins 28 secs | 1980s | Sydney, NSW, Australia | © Contact Film Australia Collection Library | Colour |
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