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1929 Oyster season opens at Colne
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0:34Now PlayingDate: 23rd September 1929
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: EMPIRE NEWS NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE CARD INFORMATION: Oysters Again
ENGLAND: Lancashire: Colne:
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Mayor of Colchester along / Fishing boat at sea / Mayor of Colchester reading out announcement
SLATE CARD: Gin and gingerbread
Men on fishing boat drinking a toast / Fishing boat sailing along with crowd on board / Mayor of Colchester sinking first net of oyster season into sea / Crowded fishing boat sailing along / Crew hauling in oyster nets / Mayor of Colchester sampling an oyster / Long shot of fishing boat
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