Demolition Of Chimneys 1948

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Unissued / Unused material.

Title reads - 'Money in clay: 4,000,000 pennies hit the ground'.

Demolition of chimneys. Sydney, Australia.

Elevated shot of the Federal Brickworks in Sydney, coming to rest on tall chimneys. C/U a worker cutting out bricks from the base of one...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
74372
Sort Number:
UN 1873 A
Time in/Out:
01:33:41:00 / 01:35:22:00
Canister:
UN 1873 A
Film ID:
2202.20
Issue Date:
1948

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