Hmas Melbourne Visits Naples En Route To… 1956

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Unissued / unused material.

Newsreel item with commentary and titles in Italian.

HMAS Melbourne visits Naples, Italy, en route to Australia.

LS warship HMAS Melbourne entering Naples bay. Various shots different parts of ship. Various shots Italian naval officers visiting...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
68433
Sort Number:
UN 2830 F
Time in/Out:
01:06:26:00 / 01:07:07:00
Canister:
UN 2830 F
Film ID:
2544.04
Issue Date:

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