Budgie Issue Title Is Pets And Pots 1940

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Part of the PETS AND POTS issue.

Sydney, Australia.

Various shots of budgerigar. We see the pet bird on a table, looking in a mirror and side of beer flagon and on a swing. We hear the budgie sing and talk - he repeats phrases such as "Mummy's little darling".

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42872
Sort Number:
NSP 210
Time in/Out:
01:13:07:00 / 01:14:17:00
Canister:
NSP 210
Film ID:
1288.09
Issue Date:
11/04/1940

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