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Courage and Skill Essential for Cliff Rescue Police

NSW police officers reporting for duty as part of the Police Rescue Squad.
Series : Australian Diary | Episode : 83 | Year : 1955 | Total Duration : 3 Minutes | Producer : Jack S Allan
NSW police officers reporting for duty as part of the Police Rescue Squad. Chief instructor of the course Special Sergeant Harry Ware instructs a trainee in rope work. Police Rescue Squad carry out a training rescue mission at The Gap. Using poles and ropes they rescue a man lying on a rock below the cliff. WS of water falling from mountain in the Blue Mountains. Victim is raised horizontally from bottom of mountain and received by Rescue Officers at the top of the cliff. Quicktime clip available.
Access No. 40413 | 2 mins 59 secs | 1950s | Watsons Bay, Sydney, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |