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Strange Visitants
Drunken firemen and Martians invade the centre of Nottingham for the annual student rag, leading to mass flour fight
Overview
It's not big, it's not clever, but it looks a whole lot of fun as these Nottingham students discover flour power. The annual student rag raised money for local hospitals, and the costume parade was a draw for local crowds as well as the newsreel camera. The cinema seat was certainly a safer distance to view the mass flour and egg fight that seems to have broken out on this occasion.
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