Pigmy Whale Washed Ashore In Sydney 1964

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Sydney, Australia.

Title reads 'Sharks Force Rare Whale Ashore'.

Various shots of the bathers gather around on Palm Beach, Sydney, Australia, watching a pigmy whale which has come ashore. Bathers, some children and a Boxer dog watching midget whale on beach. They tie a rope around...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
79591
Sort Number:
UN 3903 H
Time in/Out:
01:36:11:00 / 01:37:02:00
Canister:
UN 3903 H
Film ID:
2681.18
Issue Date:
16/01/1964

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