| PEARLING INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA Japanese visit graves of their war dead & people collecting and sorting shells. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 8982 |
| Catalog #: | 25636 | |
| Clip Number: | 25636-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4188 E | |
| Timecode: | 01:02:48 - 01:04:03 | |
| Location: | Broome, Australia. | |
| Year Shot: | 1966 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial CEREMONIES: Unusual FISHING: Shellfish LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Misc | |
| Description: | PEARLING INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA Japanese visit graves of their war dead & people collecting and sorting shells Broome, Australia. "Unusual Ceremony at Broome" LS. Small child on wide sandy beach. GV. Old town of Broome. Various shots of Aboriginal man sorting out pearl shells - Broome is the centre of the Australian pearling industry. Various shots of Japanese men at Japanese graveyard in Broome, Australia. Japanese men pay tribute to their dead - mostly immigrants who came to Australia at the turn of the century. They lay food on stones and pour beer over graves as a tribute. | |
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