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MECHANICAL DIGGERS

Mechanical Diggers (1960-1969)

A mechanical digger in operation

ROAD MAKING IN WEST INDIES

Road Making In West Indies (1970-1979)

West Indians work in diggers to clear the way for a road.

STONE MEN OF WALES

Stone Men Of Wales (1936)

Good study of a large stone quarry in Carnarvonshire, Wales.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Royal Agricultural Show (1960-1969)

Various shots around a Royal Agricultural show. Tractors and cattle on...

MECHANICAL TRENCH DIGGING

Mechanical Trench Digging (1910-1919)

Footage of mechanical trench digger in action.

 MECHANICAL TRENCH DIGGER

Mechanical Trench Digger (1914-1918)

French soldiers using mechanical trench digger during WW1.

GIANT DRAGLINE aka GIANT DRAG LINE

Giant Dragline AKA Giant Drag Line (1955)

The world's largest mobile dragline (giant bulldozer) in...

 

 

THE GIANT'S MOUTHFUL

The Giant's Mouthful (1936)

A giant digger in Indiana is capable of picking up 45 tons of earth in one...

GPO TRAINING

GPO Training (1968)

General Post Office workers show off new equipment to help them in their job....

WINSTON CHURCHILL AT ZOO

Winston Churchill At Zoo (1947)

Cuts for newsreel 47/74 - Churchill feeds albino kangaroo at the zoo.

NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST MATCH

New Zealand's First Match (1927)

Cricket: New Zealand tour England.

FIND A WORD NO. 4

Find A Word No. 4 (1940-1949)

Cinematic guessing game for children - various images which the children have...

CHALK

Chalk (1940-1949)

Educational film about chalk - how it is quarried, broken up, transported etc.

TV T.V. CAMERA HELPS BUILDING

Tv T.V. Camera Helps Building (1959)

TV camera is used for inspection of holes - prevents workers...

OBSERVATION PLATFORM

Observation Platform (1956)

People gather every morning to watch a building site - one of the most...

MERRY GO ROUND GANG

Merry Go Round Gang (1947)

Cuts for newsreel 47/83 - Merry Go Round team at Radiolympia.

CEMENT

Cement (1940-1949)

Processes involved in making cement - an educational film originally shown in schools.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 224 -1 OF 2 - INTERPLANETARY ART + TV T.V. CAMERA HELPS...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 224 -1 Of 2 - Interplanetary Art + Tv T.V. Camera Helps... (1959)

Out...

PIPE LAYING

Pipe Laying (1957)

A story about the processes involved in laying a gas pipe through the countryside.

ARMY INNOVATIONS

Army Innovations (1965)

Presentation of weird and 'useful' inventions of the British Army.

A FLASH FROM

A Flash From "The Gold Diggers" - The Lyric Comedy - London (1927)

Extracts from the play "The...

A FLASH FROM

A Flash From "The Gold Diggers" - The Lyric Comedy - London (1927)

Extracts from the play "The...

TIN MINING

Tin Mining (1940-1949)

Educational film about tin mining in Cornwall - various processes illustrated.

LYNMOUTH RISES AGAIN

Lynmouth Rises Again (1957)

The story of how the town of Lynmouth was rebuilt after being badly damaged...

THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD - OIL - Reel 1

The Wealth Of The World - Oil - Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Documentary looking at the history of the oil...

SAPPER FILM   reel 1

Sapper Film Reel 1 (1900-1919)

The development of the Sapper for war purposes from 1900 to W.W.11.

FASTER AND FASTER ON GERMANY'S NEW MOTORHIGHWAYS

Faster And Faster On Germany's New Motorhighways (1930-1939)

Fascinating film about the building of new...

THE GREAT CRUSADE - reel 2

The Great Crusade - Reel 2 (1937)

Fantastic film about new housing - slum dwellers are rehoused in...

OUR DEBT TO THE DUKE   record A

Our Debt To The Duke Record A (1960-1969)

PRINCE PHILIP VISITS GUYANA, VENEZUELA and COLUMBIA on Trade...