Duke Goes Down Mine AKA Duke At Rhondda… 1955

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Fernhill Colliery, Gelligalid Park, Rhondda Valley, Wales.

GV. Gelligalid Park. STV. Crowd. SCU. Duke of Edinburgh handing charter to the Chairman of Rhondda Urban Council, Councillor Ivor Jones, & SV. GV. Crowd applauding. SV. Chairman handing Duke a silver ashtray, which Duke examines. GV....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
30709
Sort Number:
55/035
Time in/Out:
01:33:36:00 / 01:35:10:00
Canister:
55/35
Film ID:
521.23
Issue Date:
02/05/1955

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