"A Symphony In Steel" ... And All British! 1932

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Full title reads: "Australia. 'A Symphony in Steel' ... and all British! Vast span of Sydney's new bridge passes final tests before official opening."

Sydney, Australia.

Row of five or six steam engines reverse along railway line. Only one of the locomotives appears to be in steam...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
4912
Sort Number:
32/029
Time in/Out:
01:15:30:00 / 01:17:07:00
Canister:
32/29
Film ID:
669.11
Issue Date:
11/04/1932

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