Battle Of The Bracken! 1939

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Titles read: "BATTLE OF THE BRACKEN!"

Scotland.

M/S of a cow amidst bracken. General view of derelict crofts surrounded by bracken as commentator explains that part of the countryside has been overrun by the "pest", ruining land previously used for crop cultivation and grazing.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41170
Sort Number:
PT 502
Time in/Out:
01:21:48:00 / 01:23:42:00
Canister:
PT 502
Film ID:
1194.12
Issue Date:
13/11/1939

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