Speedway Derby Dublin Issue 1942

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Titles read: "SPEEDWAY DERBY" (Dublin issue).

Manchester.

Various shots of speedway racing on a track Derby at Belle Vue. Among the motorcycle riders seen are Eric Chitty, George Pepper, Oliver Hart, Bill Kitchen, Alec Statham, Bill Pitcher, Ron Johnson, Bill Longley and Tom (? Ron?)...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43827
Sort Number:
42/038
Time in/Out:
01:29:17:00 / 01:30:19:00
Canister:
42/38 ( Dublin )
Film ID:
1326.22
Issue Date:
11/05/1942

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