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NEW ZEALAND MIRROR NO. 26 (MK2)

Description:
Two Famous Dolphins...OPO AND PELORUS JACK: Early 1910 footage (Coasts of New Zealand) of a horse and buggy fording river. The passengers are on their way to Pelorus Sound. The legendary dolphin Pelorus Jack, protected by Parliament, has delighted passengers as they journeyed to Pelorus Sound, for more than 30 years. He mysteriously disappeared in 1916. Forty years later, in 1946, at Hokiang...
Display date:
1959
Location:
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Format:
MovingImage
Collections:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
Contributors:
Production Company: NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL FILM UNIT
Content partner:
Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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