First Test Match 1925

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Item title reads - The first test match. England, lead by Gilligan, takes the field. Sydney, Australia.

M/S as Gilligan and the English cricket team walk through the gate onto the pitch.

Intertitle - 'Collins and Bardsley, Australia's first "pair", in action.' L/S of the crowds watching...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
24839
Sort Number:
G 1159
Time in/Out:
01:08:15:00 / 01:10:39:00
Canister:
G 1159
Film ID:
372.04
Issue Date:
29/01/1925

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