Fighting Men At Play 1914-1918

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Fighting men at play - All Blacks beat Springboks at Richmond (London) in hotly contested rugby match.

Title frame. Shots of team posing; one guy sitting in front gets up and walks off. Shot of other team. Some of the match: lots of guys knocking into each other; falling over. Another Title...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71419
Sort Number:
ON 036 A
Time in/Out:
01:48:42:00 / 01:50:04:00
Canister:
ON 036 A
Film ID:
1860.43
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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