Australia Steps On The Gas! (1940)

Titles read: “AUSTRALIA STEPS ON THE GAS!“ Australia. Various shots of petrol coupons being printed at a press as commentator talks of Australia adapts herself to war conditions of saving petrol. Brief shots of electric cars. We then see a plant where molasses is turned into alcohol for use as fuel. Several shots of storage tanks and scientists working on laboratory equipment. Men work on a Shale Oil production plant - a large refinery in the Australian landscape. 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 (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from