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Minister Opens Portarlington Power Station 1950
Description
Full title reads: "Minister Opens Portarlington Power Station".
Portarlington, Eire, Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland.
GV Portarlington Electricity generating station. SV Bishop of Kildare being greeted by Chairman, Mr RF Brown and Mr Daniel Morrissey, Minister for Industry....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 47692
- Sort Number:
- 50/032 (Special For Ireland)
- Time in/Out:
- 01:42:15:00 / 01:45:29:00
- Canister:
- 50/32 (Special For Ireland)
- Film ID:
- 1462.32
- Issue Date:
- 20/04/1950
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