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BIRTH OF AN ISLAND

Birth Of An Island (1946)

Underwater volcano in Pacific causes island of rock to rise out of sea.

SUBS IN COLD STORAGE

Subs In Cold Storage (1946)

American submarines stored in California.

EXTRA ! XMAS ROUND UP - PENGUINS ON FALKLAND ISLANDS

Extra ! Xmas Round Up - Penguins On Falkland Islands (1969)

Footage of penguins on Falkland...

AUSTRALIAN SEAL ISLAND - PHILLIP ISLAND

Australian Seal Island - Phillip Island (1938)

An item showing a colony of seals off Phillip Island...

DALKEY ACQUIRES A MONARCH

Dalkey Acquires A Monarch (1934)

King of Dalkey Island is crowned - Alderman Thomas Kelly.

WAR ORPHANS FIND REFUGE

War Orphans Find Refuge (1951)

Korean war orphans find refuge at Cheju island, also called Orphan...

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Virgin Islands (1956)

US frogmen go underwater fishing with spear guns.

 

 

CHINESE NATIONALIST TROOPS DEFEND QUEMOY ISLAND aka CHINESE NATIONALIST DEFEND...

Chinese Nationalist Troops Defend Quemoy Island AKA Chinese Nationalist Defend... (1955)

Various...

NEWSMEN ARE FLOWN INTO QUEMOY

Newsmen Are Flown Into Quemoy (1958)

Newsmen arrive in Quemoy, people seek shelter, Chinese...

PENGUINS COME ASHORE TO LAY EGGS aka PENGUINS

Penguins Come Ashore To Lay Eggs AKA Penguins (1964)

At night, penguins leave the sea to file up...

GIANT CATAMARAN

Giant Catamaran (1966)

The world's biggest Catamaran, the 30 ton Tsulamaran, is prepared for launch at...

WRECK OFF HOLY ISLAND

Wreck Off Holy Island (1935)

An item showing the coastal steamer "Grosvenor" which ran aground in heavy...

SANCTUARY

Sanctuary (1934)

Nice footage of the Mutton bird and the Bluefeather on Mutton island, off the coast of...

"Gooney!' (1938)

Gooney birds at an American sanctuary on Midway Island in the Western Pacific.

HOLY ISLAND PILGRIMAGE

Holy Island Pilgrimage (1938)

People go on a pilgrimage to the priory on Holy Island off the coast of...

FIRE DESTROYS DUTCH WAREHOUSE

Fire Destroys Dutch Warehouse (1949)

Large Amsterdam warehouses are burned down in big fire.

THE SEABIRDS' HOME

The Seabirds' Home (1935)

Good footage of seabirds who make their home on the rugged Scottish isle of...

TYPHOON SMASHES WAKE ISLAND aka TYPHOON DAMAGE

Typhoon Smashes Wake Island AKA Typhoon Damage (1952)

Scenes of devastation on a Pacific island...

VOLCANO DISCOVERED

Volcano Discovered (1952)

A new active volcano - on San Benedicto Island in the Pacific - is discovered.

JAPAN

Japan (1950)

Emperor Hirohito receives a warm welcome as he tours the Shikoku Islands.

FLOATING OIL RIG

Floating Oil Rig (1957)

Floating oil rig for sea bed drilling is erected at Audorf.

FRENCH A-BLAST

French A-Blast (1966)

French atomic bomb test in Pacific.

PLANE-SAIL TRIMARAN

Plane-Sail Trimaran (1969)

Footage of new type of Trimaran being given trials off Hayling Island.

GANNETS

Gannets (1949)

Footage of Gannets Rock on the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

OYSTER FISHING

Oyster Fishing (1949)

Oyster fishing off Prince Edward Island in Canada.

CRYSTAL PALACE MONSTERS

Crystal Palace Monsters (1950)

Footage of large models of monster or dinosaurs on display in gardens,...

US NAVY TEST COSMIC RAYS

Us Navy Test Cosmic Rays (1953)

Cosmic rays tested by US navy from USS 'Staten Island'. Arctic.

AIRMEN PLAY ROBINSON CRUSOE

Airmen Play Robinson Crusoe (1957)

United States airmen undertake survival exercise on Goat Island....

SPACE MONKEY

Space Monkey "Sam" Makes Headlines (1950-1959)

Rocket being fired, capsule lifted out of rough seas onto...

HURRICANE FLORA - HAITI AFTERMATH

Hurricane Flora - Haiti Aftermath (1963)

Hurricane Flora creates havoc and destroys houses and goods...

EVERYDAY HEROES

Everyday Heroes (1930-1939)

A German lifeboat crew show off their skills.

"Darting Dinghies!" (1940)

Men and women race dinghies around the Long Island Sound in New York.

ISLANDS IN THE SUN aka NEW CALEDONIA - ISLANDS IN THE SUN

Islands In The Sun AKA New Caledonia - Islands In The Sun (1968)

Very beautiful scenery in this...

CUSHION CRAFT

Cushion Craft (1963)

An item about the first hovercraft to be bought by a commercial firm.

SALVING THE

Salving The "Hindenburg" AKA Salving The Hindenberg (1930)

An attempt is made to salvage the...

OFF TO DEVIL'S ISLE!

Off To Devil's Isle! (1933)

French convicts climb aboard a prison ship that will take them off to exile...

GALAPAGOS TRAGEDY

Galapagos Tragedy (1934)

A man found dead in white colony at Galapagos - his partner disappears with...

CRAZY CRAYFISH!

Crazy Crayfish! (1933)

Fishermen bring a catch of crayfish up from the sea around King Island, Tasmania.

UNDERWATER HARVEST

Underwater Harvest (1935)

Film about fishermen collecting sponges off the coats off Providence in the...

THE CHURCH OF SHELLS

The Church Of Shells (1935)

A tiny church in Guernsey, covered in shells and pieces of china - inside...

U.S. ACTIVITIES ON MANY FRONTS - KISKA ALEUTIANS

U.S. Activities On Many Fronts - Kiska Aleutians (1943)

American planes bombing Kiska at Aleutian...

FLAK AND FLAME OVER PHILIPPINES

Flak And Flame Over Philippines (1945)

American planes raid Negros Islands in the Philippines.

NEW GOVERNOR OF JERSEY

New Governor Of Jersey (1945)

New Governor of Jersey Sir Arthur Grasett arrives to take up his duties.

EXODUS

Exodus (1945)

German civilians moved across frontiers & Japanese prisoners shipped to Rampang Island.

NEW YORK - 76TH BIRTHDAY OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S WIFE LNER

New York - 76th Birthday Of President Roosevelt's Wife Lner (1937)

Mrs Theodore Roosevelt...

MAKING AN ISLAND

Making An Island (1937)

Scientists visit volcano of Krakatoa in East Indies.

HOLY ISLAND WEDDING

Holy Island Wedding (1938)

Rachel Markwell and Richard Patterson marry on Holy Island. Strathclyde,...

UP - HELLY - AA FESTIVAL

Up - Helly - Aa Festival (1939)

Festival held by descendants of the Norsemen in Lerwick on the Shetland...

INTRODUCING SERGEANT BROWN OF RUAD

Introducing Sergeant Brown Of Ruad (1944)

Sergeant Brown becomes ruler of tiny island of Ruad, off...

JAP WARSHIPS BOMBED

Jap Warships Bombed (1944)

American bombers attack Japanese shipping in Rabaul harbour. Pacific ocean.