Australia - Wild Pig Hunt 1940-1949

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Unissued / unused material.

Australian newsreel item.

Title reads: "Wild pig hunt".

Moree, New South Wales, Australia.

Various shots wild pigs roaming the landscape. Various shots group of hunters with pack of dogs. L/S wild pig running by. M/S dog and hunter rushing...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
64933
Sort Number:
UN 2045 B
Time in/Out:
01:48:07:00 / 01:50:54:00
Canister:
UN 2045 B
Film ID:
2242.20
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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Sport & Leisure Science & Technology
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