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City of Newcastle C.B.S. Annual Show

Bird fanciers converge in Newcastle for the annual battle of the budgies.

Amateur film 1956 7 mins Silent

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Overview

Fans and owners alike flock to the annual County Budgerigar Society show in Newcastle to admire the many caged competitors. This amateur filmmaker from Wallsend, Victor Sidney Carman, captures plenty of proud owners happy to show off their birds to the camera. Founded in 1925, the Budgerigar Society of Great Britain spread its wings to form a northern branch in 1937.