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WESTWARD THE TALL SHIPS

Westward The Tall Ships (1964)

The Tall Ships race, for sailing ships sets out from Lisbon, Portugal.

CHICHESTER SAILS HOME

Chichester Sails Home (1967)

Francis Chichester sails home after voyage round the world. Plymouth,...

"Lash Ship" - New Concept In Sea Transport (1969)

Footage of new type of container ship being...

SARDINE FISHING

Sardine Fishing (1954)

Sardine fishermen at work in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick in Canada.

 ROOSEVELT AT HAITI ON CRUISER 'HOUSTON'

Roosevelt At Haiti On Cruiser 'houston' (1930-1939)

American President F D Roosevelt visits Haiti.

JACK TAR AFLOAT aka GIBRALTAR AND BRITISH FLEET

Jack Tar Afloat AKA Gibraltar And British Fleet (1931)

Shots of Royal Navy in port in Gibraltar.

ROOSEVELT IN SOUTH AMERICA

Roosevelt In South America (1941)

President Franklin D Roosevelt at gathering of American Nations.

 

 

ABYSSINIA WAR ROLL 2

Abyssinia War Roll 2 (1936)

Material from the Italian invasion of Abyssinia.

SINGAPORE aka SINGAPORE CRISIS - TROOPS ARRIVING

Singapore AKA Singapore Crisis - Troops Arriving (1941)

Allied troops arrive in Singapore while...

KING AT DOVER - 1940

King At Dover - 1940 (1940)

King George VI inspects minesweepers and their crews in Dover harbour in...

TROOPS DISEMBARKING AT SOUTHAMPTON - JUNE 1940

Troops Disembarking At Southampton - June 1940 (1940)

British troops at Southampton after...

BELGIAN REFUGEES - 1940

Belgian Refugees - 1940 (1940)

Belgian refugees arrive to England's port.

COAL FOR FRANCE

Coal For France (1948)

Britain resumes coal exports to France.

JAPANESE MOCK ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOUR - DECEMBER 1940

Japanese Mock Attack On Pearl Harbour - December 1940 (1940)

Japanese item showing staged...

CLEARING UP PEARL HARBOUR - DECEMBER 1941

Clearing Up Pearl Harbour - December 1941 (1941)

Clearing up operation after the attack on Pearl...

TROOP CARRIERS

Troop Carriers (1943)

Troops getting ready for the invasion.

BREAD FOR NAPLES

Bread For Naples (1944)

Crowds push and shove for bread in Naples, policemen and GIs try to keep...

VESUVIUS ERUPTING

Vesuvius Erupting (1944)

Large clouds hang above bay after eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Italy.

BOMBED FACTORY & HARBOUR AREA

Bombed Factory & Harbour Area (1944)

Antwerp from the air.

AERIAL VIEW OF BOMBED HAMBURG

Aerial View Of Bombed Hamburg (1943)

Aerial views of Hamburg devastated by bombs. Germany.

MIDDLE EAST WORKERS

Middle East Workers (1943)

Rebuilding work goes on in Middle East.

HERRING FISHING

Herring Fishing (1946)

Good item showing herring fishing near Paris, France.

CARNIVAL AT VILLEFRANCHE

Carnival At Villefranche (1947)

Battle of the Flowers at Villefranche fete. France.

BANANA INDUSTRY

Banana Industry (1947)

Australian banana industry.

HARBOUR HANDED TO POLAND BY THE SOVIET AUTHORITIES

Harbour Handed To Poland By The Soviet Authorities (1947)

Szczecin Harbour is signed over to...

FRENCH BATTLESHIP RICHELIEU HOME

French Battleship Richelieu Home (1940-1949)

French battleship Richelieu returns to Toulon.

HERRING FISHING

Herring Fishing (1947)

A drifter called 'Ocean Dawn' goes fishing for herring. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

SARDINE FISHING

Sardine Fishing (1947)

Sardine fishing in Canada.

TURKISH AMBASSADORS

Turkish Ambassadors (1946)

Body of the late Turkish Ambassador sails home, new Ambassador pays his...

SALVAGING 'NEW YORK' IN KIEL

Salvaging 'new York' In Kiel (1949)

Item showing steamer 'New York' being salvaged in Kiel harbour....

STORM IN THE BALTIC

Storm In The Baltic (1949)

Polish newsreel item about storm on Baltic Sea.

VENEZIA aka FLEET AT VENICE

Venezia AKA Fleet At Venice (1930-1939)

British warships visit Venice and welcome Italian naval officers.

AMERICAN COTTON FOR GERMANY

American Cotton For Germany (1946)

American cotton arrives in Bremen, Germany.

BRITISH NAVY HANDS DESTROYER TO GREECE

British Navy Hands Destroyer To Greece (1943)

The British Navy hands over a destroyer to Greece.

ITALIAN FLEET OPEN DAY

Italian Fleet Open Day (1947)

Italian fleet at training and in Genoa harbour where one of the...

CLOVELLY - CUTS aka CLOVELLY DEVON

Clovelly - Cuts AKA Clovelly Devon (1940)

Series of shots of Clovelly showing how donkeys are used as...

LIVERPOOL - FIRST RADAR HARBOUR

Liverpool - First Radar Harbour (1940)

Liverpool dockside, Radar station tower with scanner...

SS ARCADIA ENTERS HAMBURG

SS Arcadia Enters Hamburg (1954)

SS Arcadia enters Hamburg harbour, Germany.

KENYA

Kenya (1953)

Various shots of town, country and port of Kenya, showing people working.

LACE MAKERS OF PORTOFINO

Lace Makers Of Portofino (1949)

Woman making lace + shots of Portofino, Italy.

DIVING ON A WRECK

Diving On A Wreck (1951)

Underwater footage of wrecked ship in Malta Harbour - from NP 296.

ARRIVAL OF AIRCRAFT CARRIER 'LAFAYETTE'

Arrival Of Aircraft Carrier 'lafayette' (1951)

Aerial view of 'Lafayette' at sea and frigate...

ATOMIC SUBMARINE 'SKATE' SETS RECORD

Atomic Submarine 'skate' Sets Record (1958)

American atomic-powered submarine 'Skate' makes record...

 DARTS AT HITLER

Darts At Hitler (1940-1949)

American Military Policemen throw darts at a captured portrait of Hitler.

 VESUVIUS ERUPTS

Vesuvius Erupts (1944)

Material showing smoking landscape caused by Mount Vesuvius erupting. Italy.

BELGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION

Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1957)

Equipment is loaded onto ships prior to Belgian Antarctic...

TRIESTE ELECTIONS

Trieste Elections (1952)

Voters arriving Trieste elections

NEW TYPE LAUNCH BASED ON STABILISERS AND AIR CUSHION SYSTEM

New Type Launch Based On Stabilisers And Air Cushion System (1961)

New type of launch,...

THIS IS CUBA TODAY

This Is Cuba Today (1963)

Images of Havana after the Revolution.

NEW LOOK ON WAY FOR SYDNEY

New Look On Way For Sydney (1963)

Sydney harbour area is to be rebuilt.