Little Empire Builders 1928

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Full titles read: "Little "Empire Builders" - 150 girls and boys from Dr. Barnardo's Homes, leave for Australia."

Tilbury, Essex.

M/S shows a long line of children in coats and bobble hats walking along a gangplank to board a ship. M/S pan across a crowd of children on the deck of...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
34760
Sort Number:
G 1496
Time in/Out:
01:27:20:00 / 01:28:00:00
Canister:
G 1496
Film ID:
724.20
Issue Date:
23/04/1928

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