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"The Princess Mary" (1930)

Duke of Gloucester names a new lifeboat in Padstow.

"Like An Earthquake" (1930)

An explosion in a Yorkshire chemical factory killed 12 and injured hundreds.

WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLED!

When The Earth Trembled! (1930)

Massive earthquake in Southern Italy leaves thousands dead.

CLOUDBURST IN YORKSHIRE

Cloudburst In Yorkshire (1930)

The flooded River Esk washed away a bridge nears Sleights in Yorkshire.

WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLED - Cuts

When The Earth Trembled - Cuts (1930)

Cuts from story about devastating earthquake in Southern Italy.

"The Ram Laugh" (1930)

An annual sheep or ram fair sees fine specimens being auctioned off in Oxford.

"Well Done R-100!" (1930)

Shots of the R100 airship as she returns to England after a flight from...

 

 

MALTA AND BACK IN 2 DAYS!

Malta And Back In 2 Days! (1930)

Aviator C D Barnard is welcomed back to Croydon after a flight to...

REVOLUTIONARY ELECTRICAL INVENTION

Revolutionary Electrical Invention (1930)

A Dublin man has devised a new battery to power railway...

GERMANY TO AMERICA BY FLYING BOAT!

Germany To America By Flying Boat! (1930)

Captain Von Gronau and his crew have flown across the...

CLOUDBURST IN GERMANY!

Cloudburst In Germany! (1930)

Heavy rain in Bavaria blocks roads and causes chaos.

SKY HIGH

Sky High (1933)

British soldiers blow up a derelict bridge in Derbyshire - just for practice.

"It Won't Burn" AKA It Wont Burn (1933)

Inventor Major Robert Van Rolleghem demonstrates his plane...

RADIO AT 100 MPH!

Radio At 100 Mph! (1933)

MG cars are equipped with radios to help them plan their tactics during a race...

HURRICANE HAVOC!

Hurricane Havoc! (1933)

Terrible weather in America causes floods and washed out bridges.

SPEED

Speed "Gladiators" Most Thrilling Duel (1933)

Motor racing from the Ulster TT - Tazio Nuvolari wins.

ADVANCE AUSTRALIA!

Advance Australia! (1933)

Australian Premier Stevens names the first Australian built aeroplane.

MIGHTY WIND OF DEATH AND DEVASTATION

Mighty Wind Of Death And Devastation (1933)

Floods and high winds cause problems all along America's...

OUR WONDERFUL WEATHER!

Our Wonderful Weather! (1933)

A heat wave causes forest and heath fires in England.

SEE A TORNADO ... IN SAFETY!

See A Tornado ... In Safety! (1933)

A tornado causes havoc in Cuba.

A BUMPER CROP

A Bumper Crop (1933)

Great footage of families picking hops in the annual harvest in Kent.

ANOTHER RECORD FOR ITALY

Another Record For Italy (1933)

Italian pilot Tito Falconi breaks the record for flying upside down!

GREAT DAM BURSTS

Great Dam Bursts (1933)

Large scale damage to Denver after dam bursts and floods the City.

SHREWSBURY FLORAL FETE

Shrewsbury Floral Fete (1933)

Shots of entertainers showing off to crowds at the Shrewsbury Flower...

12 MILES HIGH!

12 Miles High! (1933)

Record breaking Soviet airmen take off in a balloon to study the high atmosphere.

OFF TO THE ICY ANTARCTIC aka ANTARTIC

Off To The Icy Antarctic AKA Antartic (1933)

Admiral Byrd prepares his dog teams and then sets off...

LIKE A MIGHTY TORCH!

Like A Mighty Torch! (1933)

Oil burns fiercely and sends flames high into the air - Texas, USA.

NEW

New "Battleship Of The Air"! (1933)

Shots of the Perth, the RAF's new huge flying boat - with its...

BRITAIN'S FIRST STREAMLINED RAIL CAR

Britain's First Streamlined Rail Car (1933)

Railcar designed to carry passengers on suburban lines.

GREAT GALES SWEEP NORTH AND EAST COAST!

Great Gales Sweep North And East Coast! (1933)

Heavy weather hits the North coast of England - big...

HUNTING - AGAIN!

Hunting - Again! (1933)

Speeches are made before the start of a fox hunt in Hambledon, Hampshire.

G.P.O'S RESEARCH STATION aka GPO'S RESEARCH STATION

G.P.O's Research Station AKA GPO's Research Station (1933)

Ramsay MacDonald opens Post Office...

FIRST PORTABLE MOORING MAST

First Portable Mooring Mast (1930)

A Goodyear airship attaches to a mobile mooring mast on top of a...

NEW TYPE CATAPULT

New Type Catapult (1930)

The RAF try out a new mechanical device to speed the launch of planes.

FLOODS IN FRANCE

Floods In France (1930)

Areas near Paris suffer from bad floods.

OUR EVER GROWING AIR FLEET

Our Ever Growing Air Fleet (1930)

A large new flying boat - the Blackburn Sydney - joins the RAF.

FIRE ... AT ITS FULLEST APPALLING GRANDEUR

Fire ... At Its Fullest Appalling Grandeur (1933)

Forest fire in the hills of California, USA.

KING WINTER'S ICY GRIP!

King Winter's Icy Grip! (1933)

Canals in Canada start to freeze up and halt the flow of ships for...

A ROYAL TRIBUTE

A Royal Tribute (1933)

King George V and Queen Mary arrive to open Medical School at St. Mary's in...

ROLL UP ... ROLL UP ... ROLL UP!

Roll Up ... Roll Up ... Roll Up! (1933)

Circus style tricks from elephants in America.

WINTER'S WHITE MANTLE aka WINTERS WHITE MANTLE

Winter's White Mantle AKA Winters White Mantle (1933)

A heavy Winter snowfall covers New York and...

ARCTIC EUROPE

Arctic Europe (1933)

Ships break the ice on a frozen river in Germany.

CHEAPER TELEPHONES!

Cheaper Telephones! (1933)

Postmaster General Sir Kingsley Wood shows off a new system for telephones.

OPENING OF RATCLIFFE AERODROME BY SIR SEFTON BRANKER

Opening Of Ratcliffe Aerodrome By Sir Sefton Branker (1930)

New Aerodrome is opened near...

THANKS ... MR CLERK OF THE WEATHER!

Thanks ... Mr Clerk Of The Weather! (1931)

Scenes of early Spring in London's Hyde Park.

LAND AND WATER CARS aka LAND A WATER CARS

Land And Water Cars AKA Land A Water Cars (1930-1931)

A Riley car is fitted with floatation bags to make...

FLOODED OUT!

Flooded Out! (1930)

The Braemar Gathering is marred by heavy rain - it doesn't stop the caber tossing.

WOMAN'S AIR ENDURANCE RECORD aka WOMENS AIR ENDURANCE RECORD

Woman's Air Endurance Record AKA Womens Air Endurance Record (1930)

French woman pilot Maryse...

WORLD'S TRACTOR TRIALS

World's Tractor Trials (1930)

Various methods of ploughing a straight furrow are tested out in a...

HARD AND FAST ON THE ROCKS

Hard And Fast On The Rocks (1930)

Ship 'City of Osaka' is wrecked on coastal rocks off Peterhead.