Sports News Ellwood Trophy + Parachute Contest 1959

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Titles read: "SPORTS NEWS".

Various shots of people preparing their hydroplane boats for the Ellwood Trophy Race at Chasewater, Brownhills. The race starts off and we see several shots of the boats zooming over the water. The winning boat, 'Gee Whiz' comes into finish. The crew of Vic Labrum...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50935
Sort Number:
59/079
Time in/Out:
01:53:01:00 / 01:55:25:00
Canister:
59/79
Film ID:
1597.27
Issue Date:
01/10/1959

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