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Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/20
Date Released
7 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1St David’s Day with the BEF
  2. 2Boy Boxers at Earls Court
  3. 3Village Fetes Naval Hero
  4. 4Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race
  5. 5Nasti News from Lord Haw Haw - No 6

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
The race is rowed at Henley this year over the Olympic course. Cambridge lead all the way and Oxford try valiantly to catch them, but Cambridge win the 1940 Boat Race.
Keywords
Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Ships and boats; Water sports
Locations
Henley-on-Thames; Oxfordshire
Length of story (in feet)
97
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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