Fighting Emu AKA Emu And Keeper 1937

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Melbourne Zoo, Australia.

A man climbs over a fence into an emu pen - presumably at a Zoo. A few baby emus are running around the pen.

Various shots as the father or mother emu comes out and on seeing the keeper chases after him. The man defends himself with a brush or broom and has...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
41863
Sort Number:
NSP 047
Time in/Out:
01:02:42:00 / 01:03:33:00
Canister:
NSP 47
Film ID:
1234.03
Issue Date:
18/02/1937

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