Half A Million Birds 1933

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The lakes of Kerang, (not sure if this is the correct spelling) Australia.

Full titles read: "HALF A MILLION BIRDS - We had to go to Australia for this picture - and if you don't believe the number, why, just count them yourself - !"

Thousands of Strawnecked Ibis gather around the...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
37480
Sort Number:
PT 164
Time in/Out:
01:33:39:00 / 01:35:29:00
Canister:
PT 164
Film ID:
1076.16
Issue Date:
15/05/1933

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0:010:020:030:04

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