North Queensland Issue Title - Duty Calls 1942

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North Queensland.

Australia.

The camera pans across the bay, children run out to sea. People row in boat. Good shots of ladies walking up the beach holding fish. Various shots of a crayfish. Various shots of coral reefs and the unusual fish in them. Various shots of a railway over...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
58709
Sort Number:
NSP 316
Time in/Out:
01:38:21:00 / 01:40:46:00
Canister:
NSP 316
Film ID:
1544.19
Issue Date:
20/04/1942

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