Grand Magazine Explodes S. Africa 1945

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Description

Unused / unissued material.

South African newsreel item.

Title reads: "Tragic explosion in Pretoria".

South Africa.

Various shots of wrecked buildings and debris - all that remains of grand magazine and munitions factory after a disastrous explosion.

Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
63679
Sort Number:
UN 1211 C
Time in/Out:
01:40:42:00 / 01:42:00:00
Canister:
UN 1211 C
Film ID:
2145.20
Issue Date:

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