To Australia For The Ashes 1950

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To Australia for the Ashes. Tilbury.

L/S of liner the 'Stratheden' leaving Tilbury. M/S passengers waving from ship. M/S pan MCC team on boat. C/U F.R. Brown Captain of team, signing autographs. C/U of Denis Compton, Vice Captain, signing autographs. M/S Godfrey Evans and Alec Bedser, C/U of...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
48530
Sort Number:
50/075
Time in/Out:
01:02:55:00 / 01:03:59:00
Canister:
50/75
Film ID:
1488.03
Issue Date:
18/09/1950

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