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BIG TIMBER BLAZE

Big Timber Blaze (1940)

A huge fire burns away in a timber yard in Hackney, London.

DUSTMEN'S STRIKE

Dustmen's Strike (1969)

Footage of rubbish piled up in the streets of Hackney during Dustmen's strike....

SUNDAY FOOTBALL

Sunday Football (1953)

Football teams play their Sunday matches on Hackney Marshes. London.

CRAZY SALE! aka SILLY SALE

Crazy Sale! AKA Silly Sale (1953)

Tailors have a sale - cutting prices and getting long queues...

TOY MUSEUM aka DOLLS' MUSEUM

Toy Museum AKA Dolls' Museum (1953)

Two girls look at a collection of toys and dolls at a museum in...

AT THE RISK OF THEIR LIVES

At The Risk Of Their Lives (1940)

Men of the bomb disposal squad at work near St. Paul's Cathedral.

ROAD SAFETY issue title is LOOK OUT

Road Safety Issue Title Is Look Out (1943)

Hackney police put of road safety demonstration for...

 

 

HACKNEY BABIES issue title - MUCH ADO

Hackney Babies Issue Title - Much Ado (1943)

Babies and children of working mothers attend a day...

SPEEDWAY RIDERS

Speedway Riders (1968)

Hackney speedway motorcyclists in training for start of season.

MALE NURSES

Male Nurses (1948)

Good item showing male nurses looking after babies and children at Hackney hospital....

ROMAN CHARIOTS

Roman Chariots (1953)

Roman gladiators from Chipperfield's circus practise their chariot racing in...

ST. JOHN STEVAS MINISTER OF EDUCATION

St. John Stevas Minister Of Education (1970-1979)

St. John Stevas visits Hackney School & is interviewed...

CRICKET AID

Cricket Aid (1959)

Device is demonstrated which helps in cricket technique training.

MODEL CARS

Model Cars (1962)

An item about the design and manufacture of Matchbox toy cars.

CRICKET AID

Cricket Aid (1959)

Device is demonstrated which helps in cricket technique training.

THEIR MAJESTIES IN HACKNEY

Their Majesties In Hackney (1939)

Footage of the King and Queen visiting new housing estate in...

NEWS IN FLASHES

News In Flashes (1951)

Zebra crossing opened - Liaquat Ali Khan buried - Boxers train for forthcoming...

KNIFE THROWER

Knife Thrower (1949)

Martin Collins and his wife Elizabeth perform a knife throwing act at Hackney...

MERRY GO ROUND GANG

Merry Go Round Gang (1947)

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

KING AND QUEEN IN LONDONS EAST END aka KING AND QUEEN IN LONDON'S EAST END

King And Queen In Londons East End AKA King And Queen In London's East End (1938)

King George...

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1949)

Canadian ice fishing, ten pin bowling, and a Rumanian Exhibition.

PRINCESS MEETS YOUNG ONES

Princess Meets Young Ones (1962)

Cliff Richard and the Shadows perform at youth club, Princess Margaret...

HACKNEY HORSES

Hackney Horses (1959)

Short film about fantastic looking horses - Hackney horses and ponies.

STARS PLAY HOST TO PUBLIC

Stars Play Host To Public (1949)

Film and theatre stars host a charity garden party in Roehampton.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in a Nutshell includes - Airman Charles Kingsford-Smith returning home to...

TIME TO REMEMBER - THE BETTER 'OLE 1916 - reel 1

Time To Remember - The Better 'ole 1916 - Reel 1 (1916)

Scenes from 1916 - From the Eastern,...