Australian "Carnival Of Flowers" 1963

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Toowoomba, Australia.

Title reads '70,000 See Carnival of Flowers'.

Various shots of Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, with its gaily decorated floats and with pretty girls on them, moving through the crowd lined streets of Toowoomba, Australia.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
88435
Sort Number:
UN 3831 G
Time in/Out:
01:12:35:00 / 01:13:35:00
Canister:
UN 3831 G
Film ID:
3139.07
Issue Date:
1963

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