News In A Nutshell Beating Margate's Bounds,… 1935

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Full title reads: "News in a Nutshell".

Beating Margate's new bounds, Kent. Amalgamation of Westgate-on-Sea and Birchington into Margate parish. M/S of crowds watching cord being cut. Mayor of Margate, Alderman Pettman drinking from large trophy cup. The Mayor then leads a procession of choir...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
9666
Sort Number:
35/027
Time in/Out:
01:42:36:00 / 01:46:29:00
Canister:
35/27
Film ID:
821.38
Issue Date:
04/04/1935

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