Banana Industry 1947

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Coffs, Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.

LS. Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, centre of the banana plantations. LS. Hill slope covered with banana palms. CU. Banana tree showing its flower cluster. CU. Bunches of bananas being hacked off palms in a plantation with a machete. CU....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
63559
Sort Number:
UN 1647 C
Time in/Out:
01:18:17:00 / 01:20:33:00
Canister:
UN 1647 C
Film ID:
2138.05
Issue Date:

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