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BARRAGE BALLOON SCHOOL

Barrage Balloon School (1941)

Barrage balloons are tested at Camp Davis Barrage Balloon School.

JOE DAVIS issue title - CHORDS, CUES AND COSTERS

Joe Davis Issue Title - Chords, Cues And Costers (1936)

Snooker player Joe Davis shows us some...

JOE DAVIS SNOOKER

Joe Davis Snooker (1939)

Joe Davis demonstrates several snooker shots.

DAVIS CUP aka DARWIN CUP

Davis Cup AKA Darwin Cup (1934)

America meets Australia in Inter-Zone Davis Cup match in London.

ENGLISH OUT-RUGGER WELSH - DUBLIN

English Out-Rugger Welsh - Dublin (1943)

England beats Wales in rugby - score 15-9.

DAVIS ESCAPE APPARATUS DEMONSTRATED

Davis Escape Apparatus Demonstrated (1939)

An instructor shows politician how the Davis Apparatus...

DAVIS CUP TENNIS

Davis Cup Tennis (1939)

Footage of Davis Cup tennis match between John Bromwich and Frank Parker.

 

 

AT HOME WITH BOKO

At Home With Boko (1954)

Latest pictures of separated Siamese twin Boko playing with her mother.

JOE DAVIS issue title is CALLING ALL STARS

Joe Davis Issue Title Is Calling All Stars (1939)

Billiards ace Joe Davis demonstrates various ways...

JOE DAVIS issue title - WHAT THE DICKENS

Joe Davis Issue Title - What The Dickens (1939-1940)

Billiard player demonstrates how to perform some of...

JOE DAVIS issue title is ON THE SPOT

Joe Davis Issue Title Is On The Spot (1940)

Joe Davis, snooker ace, demonstrates some trick shots.

OIL SUCCESS AND FAILURE

Oil Success And Failure (1963)

As one oil plant is closed, another is open in Western Australia.

XMAS TREE BANDITS FOILED

Xmas Tree Bandits Foiled (1964)

Police are called in to stop people stealing Christmas trees from the...

TABLE JUGGLING

Table Juggling (1949)

Footage of Bobby Davis lifting tables with his teeth.

HAT FASHIONS

Hat Fashions (1949)

Latest hat fashions modelled in Davies Street, London.

CHAMPION 13-YEAR OLD!

Champion 13-Year Old! (1940)

13-year-old champion swimmer Judy Davis works out and trains for the Perth...

SNOOKER BATTLE OF THE BROTHERS

Snooker Battle Of The Brothers (1940)

Joe Davis beats his brother Fred for snooker championship.

MINER ACROBATS

Miner Acrobats (1938)

Two brothers and sister performing on wire.

SHEEP SHEARING IN LONDON

Sheep Shearing In London (1939)

Sheep shearing competition in Hyde Park, London.

UNIVERSITY RUGBY MATCH

University Rugby Match (1947)

Cambridge beat Oxford in the annual varsity Rugby match.

A BREAK FOR JOE DAVIS

A Break For Joe Davis (1946)

Snooker ace Joe Davis plays golf, he then demonstrates trick shot in...

RIDING THE RIVER!

Riding The River! (1935)

Hydrogliders are taken for a ride over the shallow waters of the River Severn...

CORONATION HAT SHOW

Coronation Hat Show (1953)

New hat fashions from London milliners.

BABY BOKO

Baby Boko (1953)

First pictures of surviving Siamese twin Baby Boko with mother after operation.

AUSSIES KEEP DAVIS CUP

Aussies Keep Davis Cup (1954)

Davis cup is won by Lewis Hoad.

SAND YACHT OUT FOR RECORD

Sand Yacht Out For Record (1954)

Owner Mr Millett Denning tests his sand yacht racer.

BRITANNIA OFF TO N. AFRICA

Britannia Off To N. Africa (1954)

Bill Pegg pilots Britannia airliner to Castel Idris, Libya, her...

INTERVIEW WITH THE RT HON CLEMENT DAVIES aka ELECTION INTERVIEW NO 1

Interview With The Rt Hon Clement Davies AKA Election Interview No 1 (1950)

Clement Davies,...

JOE DAVIS issue title is THE VERY IDEA

Joe Davis Issue Title Is The Very Idea (1939)

Snooker champ Joe Davis does tricks shots and gives us...

NEW HATS ARE ALWAYS NEWS

New Hats Are Always News (1951)

Lady Newborough hat designs are shown off in London.

RECORD ATHLETICS

Record Athletics (1965)

Athletics - British Games take place at White City with Alan Simpson breaking...

JOE DAVIS

Joe Davis (1950)

Snooker expert Joe Davis shows us some snooker tricks at Leicester Square Hall.

BRITISH AMATEUR FIGURE SKATING

British Amateur Figure Skating (1947)

Women figure skaters compete at Wembley for British Amateur...

AUSTRALIA'S DAVIS CUP VICTORS HOME  aka AUSTRALIA: DAVIS CUP WINNERS HOME

Australia's Davis Cup Victors Home AKA Australia: Davis Cup Winners Home (1964)

Captain...

DAVIS CUP

Davis Cup (1954)

Lewis A Hoad and Trabert in tennis match for Davis Cup in Melbourne, Australia.

SAMMY DAVIS JNR TALKS ABOUT DAVID FROST

Sammy Davis Jnr Talks About David Frost (1970-1972)

Sammy Davis Junior in dressing room, paying tribute...

AMATEUR ROBIN HOODS

Amateur Robin Hoods (1957)

Amateur archery tournament is held at Southend.

BACK TO THE LAND

Back To The Land (1946)

Footage of country farm run by Kenneth and Kay Davies in Cornwall.

WALES BEAT ENGLAND

Wales Beat England (1951)

Wales beat England 23-5 in the international rugby match at Swansea.

RUGBY - WALES V IRELAND

Rugby - Wales V Ireland (1953)

Wales beat Ireland 5-3 in International Rugby match.

SCOTLAND V WALES SPECIAL

Scotland V Wales Special (1959)

Scotland beat Wales 6 - 5 in Rugby Union match at Murrayfield.

HAMPDEN PARK - SEMI-FINAL REPLAY

Hampden Park - Semi-Final Replay (1960)

Football - Rangers beat Celtic in replay of Scottish Cup...

ABBEY ART CENTRE

Abbey Art Centre (1952)

All sorts of artists gather at the Abbey Art Centre and Museum in New Barnet....

ANTIQUE SILVER

Antique Silver (1959)

The Silver Galleries in London carry out specialist restoration of antique silver.

DAVIS CUP COMES TO LONDON!

Davis Cup Comes To London! (1933)

Crowds celebrate the British tennis team's return to the UK with the...

OXFORD WIN!

Oxford Win! (1933)

Scenes from the Inter Varsity relay event between Oxford and Cambridge University...

DAVIS CUP FINAL

Davis Cup Final (1935)

Great Britain take lead in the Davis Cup tie with the United States of America.

IRELAND V. SWITZERLAND aka THE DAVIS CUP

Ireland V. Switzerland AKA The Davis Cup (1936)

Third round in Davis Cup tennis tournament - Ireland...

DAVIS CUP

Davis Cup (1936)

Tennis - England's H. W. Austin plays Australia's J. H. Crawford in the Davis Cup...

BRITISH SUBMARINE DISASTER OFF NORTH WALES

British Submarine Disaster Off North Wales (1939)

Rescue attempt by lifeboats and the Royal Navy to...