New Tourist Attraction Near Sydney 1929

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Sydney, Australia.

Title reads 'Unique Tourist Attraction Near Sydney'.

LS. & CU. Front entrance to "The Pools". Various shots around "The Pools" which is a picturesque piece of parkland with various types of ponds and pools linked together by little streams as the main features....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
79750
Sort Number:
UN 3910 E
Time in/Out:
01:27:01:00 / 01:28:17:00
Canister:
UN 3910 E
Film ID:
2689.08
Issue Date:
1929

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