Hitting Salt Six 1940

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Hitting salt six.

Queensland, Australia.

Various shots as an old car is pushed along the sand, the driver pours saltwater in. He cranks it up and everyone scrambles onboard. The car drives through the surf loaded with girls.

Various shots of a man hunting for sandworms on...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42934
Sort Number:
NSP 218
Time in/Out:
01:17:10:00 / 01:18:03:00
Canister:
NSP 218
Film ID:
1290.12
Issue Date:
06/06/1940

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