Drug Making Issue Title - Sign Please 1943

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Note: Location of events unknown - Australia?

M/S of aborigines dancing. C/U of sack that reads: 'DUBOSIA'. The commentator says that the plant contains the drug hyoscine. M/Ss of man shovelling the leaves of the plant into crushing machine. C/U of man holding leaves in one hand and ground...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50097
Sort Number:
NSP 368
Time in/Out:
01:45:21:00 / 01:46:48:00
Canister:
NSP 368
Film ID:
1560.24
Issue Date:
19/04/1943

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Aboriginals Biology Aborigines in Australia

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