South Pacific Skin Diving Championships 1965

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Location: Noumea, New Caledonia

Title reads: "Aus. Skin divers in New Caledonia".

VS. Australian skin divers arrive at Noumea Airport for the championships, where they receive traditional leis from Noumea. The teams are from various places including Australia, Takiti, Italy etc.

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Cataloguer:
Matt
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
88328
Sort Number:
UN 4061 D
Time in/Out:
01:52:38:00 / 01:53:48:00
Canister:
UN 4061 D
Film ID:
3134.11
Issue Date:
1965

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