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Sponge Fishing in the Mediterranean

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1092A
Date Released
11 May 1950
Date submitted
5 May 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: WRNs Recruitment
  2. 2Royal Start for Bif
  3. 3Army Day
  4. 4Extremists Demonstrate
  5. 5Rain Mars West Indians’ Opening
  6. 6Naval Exercise in Arctic Waters
  7. 7Cycle Broncos
  8. *Heron Bridge Captures the Chester Cup
  9. *Rugby League Final
  10. *Sponge Fishing in the Mediterranean

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sponge Diving. SHOTLIST: KS. Priest blessing fishing boats before leaving. Families see fishermen off. Relatives change scarves. Boats leave for North African Coast. Divers descending over sponge area. Sponges being dried in the sun.
Local distribution only
Ireland release only
Keywords
Fisheries
Locations
Kalymos Island
Footage sources
France
Card file number
53683
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
104
Story extras:

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