Oil From North Sea 1965

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Title reads: "OIL FROM NORTH SEA".

Off the Norfolk Coast.

Various shots drilling platform and oil rig "Conoco 1". Various shots men being transported from ship to oil rig. They cling on to a rope net suspended from a crane - looks scary and dangerous. Various shots sacks of chemicals...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
55651
Sort Number:
65/086
Time in/Out:
01:42:09:00 / 01:43:37:00
Canister:
65/86
Film ID:
1820.23
Issue Date:
24/10/1965

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