Australia's Mighty Shipbuilding Effort 1941

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Title reads: "Australia's Mighty Shipbuilding effort".

Australia.

Various shots of dockyard where ships bound for Britain are being build. Various shots of factory floor where ship components are being built. Various shots of foundry where girders and shafts are being produced.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38343
Sort Number:
41/063
Time in/Out:
01:49:23:00 / 01:52:30:00
Canister:
41/63
Film ID:
1099.39
Issue Date:
07/08/1941

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