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THESE MEN MAKE NEWS

These Men Make News (1944)

U.S. Marine cameramen film the battles around them.

SAVERNAKE

Savernake (1946)

Freight train carrying ammunition explodes in Wiltshire causing loss of 6 lives.

EASTBOURNE

Eastbourne (1946)

Unexploded German bomb is detonated in Eastbourne.

RUHR MINE EXPLOSION TRAPS 550

Ruhr Mine Explosion Traps 550 (1946)

Mining disaster in Germany; only 70 miners are rescued, 11 of...

ITALIAN SHIP MINED

Italian Ship Mined (1939)

Footage of Italian cargo ship damaged by German mine.

DANGER! aka DANGER MINES

Danger! AKA Danger Mines (1940)

A mine disposal team at work on a beach.

GUNPOWDER FACTORY EXPLOSION

Gunpowder Factory Explosion (1940)

Damage to gunpowder factor and surrounding houses after explosion.

 

 

MODERN PIRATES

Modern Pirates (1939)

Story of how Britain is overcoming the problem of Germany's submarines.

US BOMB TEST

Us Bomb Test (1940)

Americans test a new kind of high explosive.

THE GRANITE MEN OF POLAND

The Granite Men Of Poland (1935)

Men at work in a stone quarry in Klesow, Poland.

THE SLEEPER WAKES! aka THE SLEEPER AWAKES!

The Sleeper Wakes! AKA The Sleeper Awakes! (1930-1932)

Various shots of the active volcano of Stromboli,...

A-BOMB POWER

A-Bomb Power (1952)

American authorities test atomic bomb against buildings on Pacific Atoll.

Selected Originals - A-BOMB POWER aka ATOM BOMB TEST

Selected Originals - A-Bomb Power AKA Atom Bomb Test (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel...

Selected Originals - AIR NEWS - U.S. NAVAL PLANES ATTACK KOREA COMMUNICATIONS

Selected Originals - Air News - U.S. Naval Planes Attack Korea Communications (1952)

Material...

FIRE ABOARD U.S. CARRIER

Fire Aboard U.S. Carrier (1952)

Dramatic scenes as American aircraft carrier 'Boxer' is damaged by...

ALGIERS BOMB

Algiers Bomb (1957)

Many deaths in the bomb explosion in Casino - the latest tragedy in France's Algerian...

FRANCE STRIKES IT RICH

France Strikes It Rich (1957)

French engineers in Equatorial Africa are making a new contribution to...

MUD HINDERS U.N. ADVANCE

Mud Hinders U.N. Advance (1951)

UN forces advance hindered by mud in Korea.

ACTION IN INDOCHINA

Action In Indochina (1951)

French forces smash communist attack in Indochina.

NAVAL EXPLOSION - SABOTAGE?

Naval Explosion - Sabotage? (1950)

An explosion in Portsmouth Harbour is caused by sabotage.

WORLD NEWS - INDOCHINA

World News - Indochina (1950)

Anti-Red drive into Indochina.

GARAGE BLAST KILLS 16

Garage Blast Kills 16 (1958)

A petrol tank explodes killing people and smashing cars in roadside...

NEW COLLIERY EXPLOSION

New Colliery Explosion (1958)

Construction workers are injured in pit explosion in Pendlebury.

BLOODHOUND SHOWS ITS PACES

Bloodhound Shows Its Paces (1958)

The Bloodhound anti-aircraft missile is undergoing final testing on...

MOVING A RIVER

Moving A River (1959)

Russians blow up land to divert the River Terek near Pavlopodolsk.

MODEL BATTLEFIELD

Model Battlefield (1936)

Officers and soldiers practice manoeuvres on large map with models moved by...

STONE MEN OF WALES

Stone Men Of Wales (1936)

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

SLATE QUARRY issue title ANTIPODES CALLING

Slate Quarry Issue Title Antipodes Calling (1938)

Men working in Scottish slate quarry.

HELIGOLAND GOES UP

Heligoland Goes Up (1947)

The German wartime U Boat base of Heligoland is blown up by the Royal Navy.

EXPLOSION KILLS 27

Explosion Kills 27 (1955)

A gas explosion wrecks five-storey house in Frankfurt killing 27 people.

FRENCH FOIL RED ATTACK

French Foil Red Attack (1951)

Communist stronghold captured in fight in Indochina.

DORTMUND EXPLOSION KILLS MANY

Dortmund Explosion Kills Many (1959)

British soldiers rescue people from rubble of house destroyed by...

PORT SUEZ - OIL REFINERY

Port Suez - Oil Refinery (1967)

Israeli army shells Egyptian oil refinery at Port Suez.

CHIMNEY STACKS BLOWN UP

Chimney Stacks Blown Up (1969)

Two 100 foot chimneys are demolished to make way for housing estate.

BLOW-UP CAR ARTIST

Blow-Up Car Artist (1969)

Miss Trixie Kent, London stripper, blows up cars and remodels the pieces....

OIL PROSPECTING

Oil Prospecting (1948)

Prospectors test for oil and build wells in Weymouth, Dorset.

SALT MINE

Salt Mine (1948)

A close look at the process of mining salt in Cheshire.

ESTUARY WRECK DISPOSAL

Estuary Wreck Disposal (1948)

Royal Navy Wreck Dispersal Flotilla explodes sunken tanker in Thames...

MINEFIELD CLEARANCE

Minefield Clearance (1953)

Clearing minefields on beaches of Folkestone, Kent.

ARMY CLOTHING TESTS

Army Clothing Tests (1950)

Army carries out tests on its clothes in order to make them more durable....

THE MARK OF THE BEAST

The Mark Of The Beast (1943)

German delayed action bomb explodes in Naples post office killing and...

ROCKET

Rocket

Early tests of the German V2 flying bomb.

DIVE BOMBER ATTACKING TARGETS.

Dive Bomber Attacking Targets. (1943)

Footage of ground targets being attacked by planes.

ARMY DUMP EXPLODES - FIRE FIGHTING

Army Dump Explodes - Fire Fighting (1943)

Footage of army dump exploding.

AERIAL ATTACKS

Aerial Attacks (1944)

Good footage during air attack taken by gun camera.

INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1945)

American troops advance and fire rocket launchers.

SHIPS AT SEA

Ships At Sea (1944)

Material showing Polish navy and ships on fire at sea.

BOMBING OF WESSELING

Bombing Of Wesseling (1944)

Material showing bombing of Wesseling in Germany.

INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1945)

American invasion scenes and Germans (?) surrendering.

MIDGET SUBMARINE AND HUMAN TORPEDO

Midget Submarine And Human Torpedo (1943)

Midget submarine, human torpedo and air attacks.