Dexterity And Daring At Sydney Show 1939

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Sydney, Australia.

Full titles read: "DEXTERITY AND DARING AT SYDNEY SHOW"

L/S's of Australian farmers competing in a wheat pitching contest in large stadium. Which involves throwing bags of wheat over a high pole with a pitch fork. Several shots of axemen chopping at large upright...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
14238
Sort Number:
39/036
Time in/Out:
01:49:16:00 / 01:50:37:00
Canister:
39/36
Film ID:
1005.45
Issue Date:
04/05/1939

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