Stranded! AKA Ship Stranded At Tweed Heads,… 1940

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Full title reads: "Stranded!"

Tweed Heads, Australia.

MS Small steamer boat stranded on the sand bank.

MSs. of the crew being slung ashore from the steamer by breeches buoy.

Pan along crowd gathered on sand dunes to watch the men being brought ashore.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20499
Sort Number:
40/001 (Dublin)
Time in/Out:
01:29:34:00 / 01:30:13:00
Canister:
40/1 (Dublin)
Film ID:
1031.17
Issue Date:
01/01/1940

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