Fire At Devonport 1910-1929

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Description

Fire at Devonport, Tasmania (island near Australia.)

Various shots fire, in background are dark heaps - looks like coal or slag. Firemen in foreground wearing crested helmets.

Data

Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
74968
Sort Number:
ON 202 C
Time in/Out:
01:01:22:00 / 01:02:06:00
Canister:
ON 202 C
Film ID:
2334.03
Issue Date:
1910 - 1929

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