Sheep Shearing By Soldiers AKA Yes Sir,… 1914-1918

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Nottinghamshire.

Opens with shot of soldier shearing sheep; he is using a hand cranked shearer which another man is operating, suddenly two soldiers chase another sheep across foreground; falling over each other. A soldier throws down sheep in foreground; behind him is a wagon with wool piled...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
72108
Sort Number:
ON 049 A
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:01:00:00
Canister:
ON 049 A
Film ID:
1876.01
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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