Australian Lifeguards 1960-1969

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Colour.

Short sequence showing Australian lifeguards. Probably cuts for an unidentified Colour Pictorial item.

Nice shots of lifeguards, some of whom wear rather bizarre swimwear. They all march on to a beach. There is a Scottish band standing on the beach in full regalia. Several...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
82906
Sort Number:
DOCS aka CS 2
Time in/Out:
01:44:49:00 / 01:46:25:00
Canister:
DOCS (aka CS 2)
Film ID:
2849.08
Issue Date:
1960 - 1969

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