Moomba Festival - Melbourne AKA Moomba Festival,… 1962

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Unissued / unused material - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.

Australian newsreel item. Title reads: "Parade And International Car Race as Moomba Climax"

Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, New South Wales, Australia

High shot, Moomba parade - a huge swan float goes past....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Heather
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
86591
Sort Number:
UN 3613 C
Time in/Out:
01:17:07:00 / 01:19:02:00
Canister:
UN 3613 C
Film ID:
3042.13
Issue Date:
1962

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