Empire Games In Sydney 1938

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Various shots of an international naval and military parade through the streets of Sydney. The Governor General takes the salute as ratings from two French warships march by, followed by Italian sailors in steel helmets and the British sailors of the New...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
15867
Sort Number:
38/018
Time in/Out:
01:31:42:00 / 01:32:23:00
Canister:
38/18
Film ID:
947.33
Issue Date:
03/03/1938

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