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A Highland Hercules

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
1541
Date Released
27 Sep 1928
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1In Novel Hunting Garb
  2. 2Giant Plane of the Air
  3. 3Great Landslide
  4. 4Zeppelins Again
  5. 5City and Sea "Wedded"
  6. 6A Highland Hercules
  7. 7Rugby Season Opens

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
Wonderful slow-motion pictures of PC E Anderson, for last 2 years Scotland’s champion athlete - in action. The secret of how to "toss the caber" revealed for first time. (Watch him actually jump with it).
Keywords
Sport; Customs and traditions
Locations
Inverness
Story extras:
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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