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DRAINING FLOODED HOLLAND

Draining Flooded Holland (1945)

Work on reclaiming inundated land in Holland.

CYCLONE WRECKS DUTCH TOWN

Cyclone Wrecks Dutch Town (1925)

A hurricane destroys the town of Borkulo in Holland causing widespread...

EELS AND BULL MAKE DUTCH TREAT

Eels And Bull Make Dutch Treat (1963)

Eels transported to Holland & Bullfight, Dutch style.

SPERM WHALE

Sperm Whale (1970)

Whale washed up on beach in Holland.

HOLLAND MOBILISES AGAINST BEETLE

Holland Mobilises Against Beetle (1948)

Colorado beetles swept up on beaches threaten Dutch crops.

SHIPBUILDING

Shipbuilding (1959)

Large ship built in two halves and joined at sea, Holland.

MAKING CHARCOAL

Making Charcoal (1959)

Item showing people making and collecting charcoal in Holland (The Netherlands).

 

 

 BAD WEATHER HAMPERS TRENCH WORKS IN ZEELAND

Bad Weather Hampers Trench Works In Zeeland (1957)

Work on a large Dutch dyke is held up by bad...

SPOONBILLS ARRIVE IN HOLLAND FOR NESTING

Spoonbills Arrive In Holland For Nesting (1960)

Birds return to Dutch coast to rear their young

NEW ASPHALT MACHINE

New Asphalt Machine (1966)

A new asphalt machine is demonstrated in Arnham in Holland

NEW PROGRESS AT DELTA WORKS

New Progress At Delta Works (1967)

Flood defences nearly finished in South of Holland.

 EUROPE'S TALLEST TELEVISION MAST: HOLLAND

Europe's Tallest Television Mast: Holland (1966)

Good shots of the massive 1,000 ft TV...

MASS PRODUCTION - DOGS

Mass Production - Dogs (1957)

A Dalmatian belonging to Dutch actor successfully gives birth to 17...

HORSE SALE

Horse Sale (1967)

Annual horse fair in Hedel, Holland.

EXPANDING HARBOUR

Expanding Harbour (1969)

Work commences on enlargement of Rotterdam Harbour, Holland.

ICY CONDITIONS IN HOLLAND

Icy Conditions In Holland (1970)

Footage of treacherous icy conditions in Holland.

SWIMMING AID

Swimming Aid (1969)

Man demonstrates new motorised swimming aid in a pool in Utrecht, Holland.

BIRD HOSPITAL IN HAARLEM

Bird Hospital In Haarlem (1963)

Small birds hospital in Haarlem, Holland.

BIGGEST YACHT EVER BUILT IN HOLLAND

Biggest Yacht Ever Built In Holland (1959)

Massive schooner yacht "Carita" is built in shipyard in...

NEW TRAIN WASHING INSTALLATION IN AMSTERDAM

New Train Washing Installation In Amsterdam (1959)

Trains revamped in Amsterdam

THREE CENTURIES OLD CHICKEN'S RETURN

Three Centuries Old Chicken's Return (1959)

Ancient breed of chickens in Holland, as seen in 17th...

EXTRAORDINARY CALF BORN IN HOLLAND

Extraordinary Calf Born In Holland (1963)

Weird story suggesting that a deer has mated with a cow to...

ICE BREAKERS IN HOLLAND

Ice Breakers In Holland (1939)

Ice breaking ship and plenty of Ice off the coast of Holland.

FIRE DESTROYS DUTCH WAREHOUSE

Fire Destroys Dutch Warehouse (1949)

Large Amsterdam warehouses are burned down in big fire.

PARKING PROBLEM

Parking Problem (1957)

Dutch starlings find themselves with hardly an inch of branch to stand on.

NEWS FROM HOLLAND - SIDEWAYS LAUNCHING

News From Holland - Sideways Launching (1957)

Giant ship is launched sideways in Terneuzen.

HOLLAND - PIGEON DERBY

Holland - Pigeon Derby (1957)

Pigeons race more than 300 miles from Orleans, France to Roosendaal,...

TRICKY LAUNCHING

Tricky Launching (1958)

A Dutch shipyard uses a novel method to get a big boat launched in a narrow...

SHIP HAS OPERATION

Ship Has Operation (1959)

Dutch freighter 'Prinz Willem V' is lengthened in Rotterdam.

NEW HELP FOR DUTCH MOTHERS

New Help For Dutch Mothers (1959)

Newly invented baby bouncers amuse babies in Holland.

ICEBREAKERS GET THROUGH

Icebreakers Get Through (1963)

Ice breakers at work in Holland.

POWDER PUFFS OUT FIRE

Powder Puffs Out Fire (1963)

Firemen use powder to put out fire. Hedel, Holland.

TRANSPORTING BRIDGE

Transporting Bridge (1967)

A large bridge span has to negotiate various obstacles as it is towed up...

TORNADO

Tornado (1967)

Freak tornado destroys Dutch village.

HOLLAND - OIL RIG

Holland - Oil Rig (1967)

Launching of oil rig at Rotterdam, Holland.

REFINERY FIRE aka ROTTERDAM THREATENED BY OIL REFINERY FIRE

Refinery Fire AKA Rotterdam Threatened By Oil Refinery Fire (1968)

Fire at Shell Oil Refinery...

OLD LOCOMOTIVE

Old Locomotive (1968)

A vintage locomotive comes out of museum to run again. Holland.

HOLLAND - HELP FOR WILD LIFE aka BIRD HOSPITALS HELP OIL POLLUTION VICTIMS

Holland - Help For Wild Life AKA Bird Hospitals Help Oil Pollution Victims (1968)

Wild life...

SUPER SHELL TANKER aka OIL TANKER NEWS

Super Shell Tanker AKA Oil Tanker News (1968)

New Shell tanker "Macoma" in Europoort.

HALF TANKER

Half Tanker (1968)

Stern-half of tanker launched in Holland (bow-half not built yet).

MODEL HYDROPLANES

Model Hydroplanes (1968)

National contest for radio-controlled model.

NEW POSTAL PLANT

New Postal Plant (1968)

Item showing automated postal plant at work in Amsterdam, Holland.

SUPERTANKER

Supertanker (1968)

Large tanker 'Melania' makes its way to North Sea. Holland.

DELTA WORKS aka SUCCESSFUL CLOSING OF SEA-ARM VOLKERAK - ANOTHER PART OF DELTA...

Delta Works AKA Successful Closing Of Sea-Arm Volkerak - Another Part Of Delta... (1969)

Completion...

 COLORADO BEETLE

Colorado Beetle (1948)

Dutch people help out in the hunt for the Colorado beetle.

DUTCH FIRE

Dutch Fire (1949)

A big fire causes problems in Amsterdam.

COLORADO BEETLE IN HOLLAND aka COLORADO BEETLE FOUND IN HOLLAND

Colorado Beetle In Holland AKA Colorado Beetle Found In Holland (1948)

The Colorado Beetle:...

PORTABLE DAM TO FIGHT FLOODS

Portable Dam To Fight Floods (1958)

Portable dam for fighting the floods is demonstrated.

STONE WOOL FROM SLAG

Stone Wool From Slag (1958)

New fabric made from blast furnace slag, Holland.

COWS

Cows (1959)

Cows in Holland