Argentine Ants 1967

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No title - Plague of Argentine ants invades New South Wales. Australia.

C/U colony of ants. C/U Geoffrey Roddy pointing at the colony. C/U one of the ants. M/S and C/U Geoffrey being presented with his ten dollar reward for finding the colony. C/U of the cheque. Various shots as man sprays...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
56060
Sort Number:
67/011
Time in/Out:
01:01:04:00 / 01:01:50:00
Canister:
67/11
Film ID:
2019.02
Issue Date:
05/02/1967

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