Bow Men And Women Of Australia 1941

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No title - Bowmen and women of Australia.

Various shots of a man in a workshop making a bow out of yew. Various shots as he tests the string. M/S as men split the feathers and attach them to the arrows.

M/S as target is put in place outdoors. M/S's of two women from the Victorian...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43288
Sort Number:
NSP 270
Time in/Out:
01:13:05:00 / 01:14:27:00
Canister:
NSP 270
Film ID:
1306.07
Issue Date:
02/06/1941

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