Australians In Singapore 1941

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Item title reads - Australians in Singapore. First pictures.

Various shots of a troopship alongside the quay at Singapore. Various shots of the Australian troops onboard the ship waving. C/U map showing the position of Singapore. M/S group of smiling Australians on the ship. C/U Brigadier-General...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39052
Sort Number:
41/034
Time in/Out:
01:08:17:00 / 01:09:02:00
Canister:
41/34
Film ID:
1121.06
Issue Date:
28/04/1941

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