Motor Trials - Newcastle 1920-1929

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Motor Trials - Newcastle, Tyne and Wear.

Motorcycles drive over a rough terrain; dirt paths and rocky hills. A crowd is assembled along the route watching. Most the cycles have sidecars attached.

After the motorbikes; a series of small sports cars; including Austin cars, come driving...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
76403
Sort Number:
ON 312 G
Time in/Out:
01:20:41:00 / 01:23:09:00
Canister:
ON 312 G
Film ID:
2402.10
Issue Date:
1920 - 1929

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