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HARVESTING FRUIT - TRAILER

Harvesting Fruit - Trailer (1943)

Ministry of Information film urging people to enrol for the fruit...

YOUR WASTE PAPER - WHAT BECOMES OF IT aka YOU'RE WASTE PAPER TRAILER ?

Your Waste Paper - What Becomes Of It AKA You're Waste Paper Trailer ? (1941)

A look at how...

PROCEED ACCORDING TO PLAN - TRAILER

Proceed According To Plan - Trailer (1944)

"Dig for Victory" shows you when to plant seeds to have...

TOMMY LENDS A HAND AT HARVESTING

Tommy Lends A Hand At Harvesting (1939)

Footage of British soldiers at work in the wheat fields.

CANADIAN SHIPYARDS

Canadian Shipyards (1940)

Shots of ship building in Canada, presumably to aid the British war effort.

WOMEN WAR WORKERS IN TRAINING

Women War Workers In Training (1941)

Women being trained to operate machines and weld for work in...

ESSEN BLITZED

Essen Blitzed (1943)

Night air raid of Essen, Germany.

 

 

BREAD LINE IN NAPLES

Bread Line In Naples (1943)

As the white flower arrives in Naples and bakeries bake white bread, people...

DESERT SALVAGE

Desert Salvage (1943)

Scrap metal and spare parts for military vehicles are supplied from North African...

MADE IN BRITAIN

Made In Britain (1941)

Army officer inspects work at antiaircraft gun factory.

SPITFIRES IN THE MAKING

Spitfires In The Making (1941)

A look a work of Spitfire aeroplane factory.

HERE WE GO GATHERING SPUDS SCOTTISH HARVEST - TRAILER aka GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

Here We Go Gathering Spuds Scottish Harvest - Trailer AKA Government Official (1944)

Official...

HEATING TRAILER

Heating Trailer (1941)

A Government trailer shows how to save fuel around the house.

MILK TRAILER

Milk Trailer (1942)

Government trailer showing the groups of people that are guaranteed a daily ration of...

WOMEN AT WORK Dublin issue

Women At Work Dublin Issue (1942)

Good shots of women doing work that is usually associated with men.

COAL TRAILER

Coal Trailer (1942)

Item urging people to order their coal early and substitute 10% for coke or...

REAL EGGS BEFORE AND AFTER

Real Eggs Before And After (1944)

Eggs are turned into dried powder form at a factory.

VOICE OF THE ALLIES

Voice Of The Allies (1944)

A newspaper printed in small village in liberated France tells news of...

SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH

Somewhere In The South (1939)

A Bailey bridge is erected by workers in the South of England.

WINTER WOOLLIES IN LONDON

Winter Woollies In London (1940)

Sheep grazing London parks are sheared for their wool.

EVACUEES aka EVACUEES - SHEEP

Evacuees AKA Evacuees - Sheep (1940)

Sheep are evacuated from the South East to safer pastures.

ANY OLD IRON

Any Old Iron (1940)

Workmen salvage old metal from tramways and railings for use in arms factories.

DIAMOND NECKLACE TOWARDS WAR COST

Diamond Necklace Towards War Cost (1940)

A diamond necklace is sold at Christie's in aid of the war...

ITALY DECLARES WAR - JUNE 1940

Italy Declares War - June 1940 (1940)

Italian shops and businesses in London suffer after Italy...

SCRAP FOR MUNITIONS - 1940

Scrap For Munitions - 1940 (1940)

People collect scrap metal for munition in 1940.

BERLIN

Berlin (1946)

Black market traders are rounded up by the police in Berlin.

AMERICAN PRODUCE FOR BRITAIN

American Produce For Britain (1941)

A cargo ship is unloads supplies of cheese and eggs in British...

FARMER HERO WHO CAPTURED RUDOLF HESS

Farmer Hero Who Captured Rudolf Hess (1941)

Nice shots of the Scottish farmer who captured Rudolf...

CANADIAN WOMEN WAR WORKERS

Canadian Women War Workers (1943)

Good footage of women at work in armaments factory in Quebec,...

CANADIAN WOMEN SHIPYARD WORKERS - 1943

Canadian Women Shipyard Workers - 1943 (1943)

Footage of numerous women at work in a shipyard in...

LANCASTER 'S' FOR SUGAR 100TH MISSION

Lancaster 's' For Sugar 100th Mission (1944)

Footage of airmen celebrating 100th Mission of...

RECONSTRUCTION OF GERMAN RAILWAYS

Reconstruction Of German Railways (1946)

Item showing reconstruction of the railways in Germany.

MAKING POTS FROM GERMAN HELMETS

Making Pots From German Helmets (1946)

German newsreel item: German army helmets are recycled into...

DORTAN: BADLY DAMAGED TOWN

Dortan: Badly Damaged Town (1946)

Item showing rebuilding of Dortan, town which was destroyed by...

MINE CLEARING OFF NORFOLK COAST

Mine Clearing Off Norfolk Coast (1957)

Mine clearing operation on beach. Cromer, Norfolk.

CZECH CONVENT REBUILT

Czech Convent Rebuilt (1965)

Old Amauz Convent in Czechoslovakia rebuilt.

CITY GARDEN

City Garden (1949)

Shots of bomb site garden in London.

CITY GARDEN

City Garden (1949)

Shots of bomb site garden in London.

SEED FOR BRITAIN - MAY 1941

Seed For Britain - May 1941 (1941)

Bags of seed arrive in Britain from the United States of America.

THE SERVICES NEED ARMS TRAILER

The Services Need Arms Trailer (1941)

Trailer asking people to join Government training schemes to...

EGGS FOR OUR BOMBERS

Eggs For Our Bombers (1941)

Governor General Patrick Duncan observes work in South African munitions...

NEWS IN THE DESERT

News In The Desert (1943)

Army newspaper printed and delivered to the troops.

THE SOVIETS: TOLL WILL BE EXACTED FOR GERMAN HORRORS

The Soviets: Toll Will Be Exacted For German Horrors (1943)

The Red Army men assess the German...

KRUPPS OF FRANCE BOMBED

Krupps Of France Bombed (1943)

Allied night raid on Le Creusot Schneider Works - large arms factory in...

THE GREAT AIR ASSAULT ON EUROPE

The Great Air Assault On Europe (1943)

Allied forces increase their air raids in Europe.

THEY SWOOP TO CONQUER

They Swoop To Conquer (1943)

American Bostons raid steel works in France.

SHIPS SHIPS AND MORE SHIPS

Ships Ships And More Ships (1941)

Warships being designed and built - part of drive to recruit more...

CANADA'S GREAT WAR EFFORT

Canada's Great War Effort (1941)

Governor General of Canada, Earl of Athlone, watches shell cases...

ATS WOMEN HELP THE GUNNERS

Ats Women Help The Gunners (1941)

Specially selected ATS girls being trained to plot shell bursts.

BIG EFFORT IN SMALL ARMS

Big Effort In Small Arms (1941)

A look at work inside munitions factory, most of the workers are women....