Pest War in South Africa. Drastic Steps Are Necessary to Destroy the Locust Hordes

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

1365

Date Released

21 Apr 1924

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Military Horse Show in Paris - Spectacular Display by Famous French Cavalry and Artillery
2. 2Pest War in South Africa. Drastic Steps Are Necessary to Destroy the Locust Hordes
3. 3Nearly His Swansong, Gaumont Cameraman Makes a New Proverb - ‘Let Nesting Swans Sit’
4. 4Justice in the Saddle - The Bar Point-To-Point Races at Northaw

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

LV men flicking hats and handkerchiefs over ground. Pan to CU of ground. LV pan from train with pipes leading from tank carriage to 2 men spraying. MV man spraying. [SUBTITLE]: A SPECIAL TANK TRAIN IS USED TO SPRAY THE INSECTS MLV pan from train to men spraying. MLV train moving, spraying from it. MV ground.

Keywords

Railways; Insects

Locations

South Africa

Library number GR

7223 64ft neg

Length of story (in feet)

75

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Notes

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