Grand Work At A Durban Shipyard AKA Shipyard… 1940-1949

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Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

Titles read: 'African Mirror No. 252 - GRAND WORK AT A DURBAN SHIPYARD'.

South Africa.

Several shots of Mr Studderk (sp?), Commodore Martin and Dr HJ Vanderbale (sp?), Director of War Supplies, watching...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
74002
Sort Number:
UN 1201 H
Time in/Out:
01:55:41:00 / 01:57:28:00
Canister:
UN 1201 H
Film ID:
1944.37
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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