Australia At Battle Stations 1942

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Titles read: "AUSTRALIA AT BATTLE STATIONS".

Australia.

M/S of an anti-aircraft gun silhouetted against the sky at dusk. Several shots of Australian soldiers manning a coastal defence; observers look through binoculars, soldiers in gas masks move the large guns about and load shells....

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43755
Sort Number:
42/027
Time in/Out:
01:34:48:00 / 01:38:14:00
Canister:
42/27
Film ID:
1322.25
Issue Date:
02/04/1942

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