A Near Thing 1927

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Item title reads: "A Near Thing - Waratahs (5 pts.) defeat Ireland (3 pts.)"

Ireland

M/S as the team in white come out onto the pitch. M/S as the rugby team line up. There are scrums and scraps, and the ball goes high in the air.

Data

Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33505
Sort Number:
G 1451
Time in/Out:
01:16:19:00 / 01:18:03:00
Canister:
G 1451
Film ID:
706.13
Issue Date:
17/11/1927

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