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26 Mile Race Won by Less Than a Minute!

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
1644
Super Issue No.
29/76
Date Released
23 Sep 1929
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1All Home for Xmas
  2. 2Seeing for Himself!
  3. 3Syncopated Rowing
  4. 426 Mile Race Won by Less Than a Minute!
  5. 5Commercial Traveller for Britain
  6. 6£5,000 Marathon Swim
  7. 7Safety ‘Plane Crashes on First Flight
  8. 8200 Sets of Twins

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Summary
300,000 people see Harold Wood of Mackerfield Harriers win Liverpool Marathon from record field of 132 in 2 hrs 45 mins 22 secs.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
Lancashire
Credits:
Camera
William Cheseldon Moser
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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