Biggest Gold Mine Opens 1962

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Title reads: "Biggest gold mine opens".

South Africa.

Various shots Western Deep Levels gold mine. Interior of processing plant. Mine Chairman Harry Oppenheimer addresses guests at opening ceremony. Governor of Reserve Bank Dr. de Koch then speaks and before pressing which starts...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
53267
Sort Number:
62/026
Time in/Out:
01:42:40:00 / 01:44:09:00
Canister:
62/26
Film ID:
1715.19
Issue Date:
29/03/1962

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