Aussie Band And Dance Issue Title Is Swing… 1943

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Part of issue SWING TIME.

Australia.

Various shots of Australian soldiers in a swing band entertaining a group of fellow Diggers. The band consists of battered drum kit, dilapidated piano and various home-made pipes and whistles. The soldiers all wear shorts, some have bare feet....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50408
Sort Number:
NSP 404
Time in/Out:
01:39:16:00 / 01:40:44:00
Canister:
NSP 404
Film ID:
1570.20
Issue Date:
27/12/1943

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