Australia's Gift Cake AKA Dame Nellie Melba… 1928

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Unused / unissued material - no paperwork.

17th December 1928

Title reads: "London. Australia's Gift Cake. Dame Nellie Melba lends a hand to make 'all Australian produce' Xmas cake for Duke & Duchess of York".

London.

Opera singer Dame Nellie Melba helps to mix ingredients...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
75341
Sort Number:
UN 0076 H
Time in/Out:
02:01:22:00 / 02:01:55:00
Canister:
UN 76 H
Film ID:
532.30
Issue Date:
1928

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