Sharks In Durban Harbour 1939

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Durban, South Africa.

Several shots of the Durban harbour with ships moored and crowds around. A shark has swum into the graving dock. Dock is emptied. Men get in to catch the shark. Several men catching the shark. They catch it and hang it on a rope with tail up. Crowd watching the shark...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
42636
Sort Number:
NSP 167
Time in/Out:
01:09:57:00 / 01:10:34:00
Canister:
NSP 167
Film ID:
1274.06
Issue Date:
08/06/1939

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