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VENEZUELA

Venezuela "Little Suez" Canal Brings Ocean Tankers To Oil Site (1956)

Tankers at sea, delivery...

OIL FROM NUTS

Oil From Nuts (1940-1949)

Educational film showing how oil is extracted from nuts in Nigeria.

LIKE A MIGHTY TORCH!

Like A Mighty Torch! (1933)

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

STOP PRESS

Stop Press (1947)

A terrible fire engulfs oil refinery works in Texas City, USA.

A MIGHTY SPLASH TANKER LAUNCHING

A Mighty Splash Tanker Launching (1920)

When an oil tanker is launched, many are hurt by the enormous...

Selected Originals - SAFETY DEVICE QUELLS OIL BLAZE aka OIL FIRE DEMONSTRATION...

Selected Originals - Safety Device Quells Oil Blaze AKA Oil Fire Demonstration... (1952)

Material...

LAVENDER HARVEST

Lavender Harvest (1958)

A look at the lavender harvest in Norfolk and how it is distilled to make the...

 

 

WAREHOUSE FIRE IN SEOUL

Warehouse Fire In Seoul (1954)

Reminders of war as warehouse becomes a spectacular inferno

MODEL MAKING

Model Making (1955)

A firm of model makers work on large projects including a mock up of the Kuwait Oil...

SHETLAND PONIES

Shetland Ponies (1973)

Shots of Shetland ponies grazing in field

OCEAN DRILL IS TESTED

Ocean Drill Is Tested (1969)

New ocean going drilling machine is tested in the North Sea, Scotland.

HEROES OF THE GREAT GALE

Heroes Of The Great Gale (1927)

The lifeboat men who braved the gales, pose for the camera.

POWDER PUFFS OUT FIRE

Powder Puffs Out Fire (1963)

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

HALF TANKER

Half Tanker (1968)

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

FIRES FOR FROST

Fires For Frost (1936)

Farmers heat the orchard with burning oil.

ARRIVAL OF FIRST TANKER TO KENT REFINERY

Arrival Of First Tanker To Kent Refinery (1952)

Item showing development of Kent Refinery. Isle of...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL HELLINGLY - DRILLING FOR OIL, LIVERPOOL FLOOD AT AINTREE, NEW...

News In A Nutshell Hellingly - Drilling For Oil, Liverpool Flood At Aintree, New... (1937)

Roundup...

WHOLE CITY IN PERIL OF FIRE

Whole City In Peril Of Fire (1927)

Fire hoses and huge pipes are used to control a fire.

MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER CABLES   HENLEY'S LTD  - Reel 3

Manufacture Of Electric Power Cables Henley's Ltd - Reel 3 (1930-1939)

Detailed promotional film...

BIGGEST TRUCK GOES TO US

Biggest Truck Goes To Us (1959)

An enormous truck is lifted onto a ship at Le Havre bound for the...

OMAN & MUSCAT - Colour

Oman & Muscat - Colour (1972)

Very good footage of coast of Oman - Colour.

ZOO DOCTOR

Zoo Doctor (1955)

Alternative medicine for animals - big spoonfuls of Halibut Oil.

US TORNADO DAMAGE aka TORNADO DAMAGE IN LOUISIANA LNER

Us Tornado Damage AKA Tornado Damage In Louisiana Lner (1938)

Destruction and piles of debris are...

KENILWORTH, NEW JERSEY

Kenilworth, New Jersey (1930-1939)

A new spray for fire proofing wood is demonstrated in America.

HYDRAULICS

Hydraulics (1964)

A Hydraulics Research Station uses models to predict the currents and tides of the...

AUSTRALIA STEPS ON THE GAS!

Australia Steps On The Gas! (1940)

Australia adapts to wartime conditions as alternative methods of...

UNUSUAL AUTOMOBILES

Unusual Automobiles (1948)

A castor oil powered car is put through its paces in America.

THROUGH THE GORJ DISTRICT OF RUMANIA

Through The Gorj District Of Rumania (1968)

Travelogue style film showing industry and scenery of...

SAUDI ARABIA aka ENGLISH MEDICAL TEAMS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia AKA English Medical Teams In Saudi Arabia (1966)

English doctors go to Saudi Arabia...

COAL - - DRIVE!

Coal - - Drive! (1932)

A tractor powered by charcoal and a car powered by wood chips.

ANTARCTIC EXPLORERS SET SAIL

Antarctic Explorers Set Sail (1964)

A ship sets of for the South Pole to relieve crew of scientific...

NEWS FROM USA

News From USA (1948)

Car running on castor oil & wild geese keeper gets ready for Christmas.

HIGHER SPEED GAS

Higher Speed Gas (1966)

More efficient household gas use tested at Canvey Island where all appliances...

ANTI-FIRE DEVICE

Anti-Fire Device (1955)

Demonstrations of a new chemical which can be used to extinguish oil or petrol...

FLYING ... REVOLUTIONISED!

Flying ... Revolutionised! (1931)

New design of Junkers plane displayed in Berlin - it uses crude oil...

ARRIVAL OF FIRST TANKER TO KENT REFINERY

Arrival Of First Tanker To Kent Refinery (1952)

'British Skill' is first tanker to arrive at Kent...

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CONTINUED

Russian Offensive Continued (1943)

Russian troops fighting Fascists across the Soviet Union.

THE MIGHTY ATOM

The Mighty Atom (1945)

Future of atom - not just the weapon.

FIRES SWEEP NATION

Fires Sweep Nation (1944)

Fires across United States.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 13

Would You Believe It? No. 13 (1934)

Strange street names in London, a German oil mill and how to...

LAVENDER FARM

Lavender Farm (1962)

Lavender oil production - from the field into the bottle. Very real - you can smell...

TRUMAN SEES US FLOODS

Truman Sees Us Floods (1951)

President Truman takes a flying visit to Kansas to see the damage caused...

 WOOMERA

Woomera (1962)

Australian newsreel item looking around town of Woomera, next to rocket testing range.

LARGEST TANKER

Largest Tanker (1968)

Tanker 'Megara' is largest ship ever to enter Thames. London.

SUPERTANKER

Supertanker (1968)

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

TIME TO REMEMBER - TURN OF THE CENTURY  1896 - 1902  - record i - reel 2

Time To Remember - Turn Of The Century 1896 - 1902 - Record I - Reel 2 (1900-1901)

Scenes from...

RUSSIA STEPS UP THE PACE

Russia Steps Up The Pace (1957)

Russia starts a political offensive.

BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY  aka BUSMANS HOLIDAY

Busman's Holiday AKA Busmans Holiday (1960-1965)

A bus tour of the the Scottish highlands to John...

NIGERIA - ITS PEOPLE AND PRODUCE

Nigeria - Its People And Produce (1951)

Educational film showing life in Nigeria.

HALF A TANKER ON TOW

Half A Tanker On Tow (1969)

Front half of wrecked Norwegian tanker 'Sitakund' is towed away. Eastbourne,...