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Lake Taupō - Paradise for Fishermen
Short Film (Full Length) – 1951
But even the fish will tell you that the real attraction is on the other end of the line.– Narrator Briton Chadwick
This is natural beauty: unspoiled as it was when it was first discovered by white men over one hundred years ago.– Narrator Briton Chadwick
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