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ICE YACHTING

Ice Yachting (1910-1919)

Footage of land yachts racing on beach.

MONT BLANC

Mont Blanc (1910-1919)

Mountaineers climb Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps.

CROSS COUNTRY RACE THROUGH WATER

Cross Country Race Through Water (1914-1919)

Water wading race.

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING/ TRANSPORTING SUPPLIES aka FOR MOUNTAIN TOP PEACE

Mountain Climbing/ Transporting Supplies AKA For Mountain Top Peace (1919)

Hill climbers...

LOWER KERR KNOTT - CLIMBING

Lower Kerr Knott - Climbing (1920-1929)

Two men climb up crevasse of Lower Kerr Knott.

7 YEAR TREK

7 Year Trek (1921)

Commander Weston and his family prepare to take their car on a seven year round the...

ICE-BOUND

Ice-Bound (1922)

Lovely footage of ships breaking through ice and people dancing on frozen stretch of sea.

 

 

THE JOURNEY ADVENTUROUS

The Journey Adventurous (1925)

Mr William Unitt and his daughter, Dora, set off in their boat from...

MOTORCYCLING ROUND THE WORLD aka MOTOR-CYCLING ROUND THE ROUND & CUTS

Motorcycling Round The World AKA Motor-Cycling Round The Round & Cuts (1926)

Round the world...

ROUND THE WORLD ON BICYCLES

Round The World On Bicycles (1929)

J.T.R. Lennie and Dr J.H. Bell leave from Liverpool to cycle around...

BRITONS ... BE PROUD

Britons ... Be Proud (1933)

British Pilots Gayford and Nicholetts break World Long Distance flight...

RECORD BREAKING FLIERS HOME!

Record Breaking Fliers Home! (1933)

Aviators Gayford and Nicholetts are greeted by Air Ministers on...

RAIN ... THE SPOIL SPORT

Rain ... The Spoil Sport (1933)

Rain leads to the cancelling of an army review and spoils RAF Pageant.

ROUND THE WORLD IN 186 HOURS!

Round The World In 186 Hours! (1933)

Wiley Post comes in to land in New York after his record breaking...

NEW YORK'S GREAT RECEPTION TO ITALIAN AIRMEN! aka N.Y'S RECEPTION

New York's Great Reception To Italian Airmen! AKA N.Y's Reception (1933)

General Balbo and his...

"Columbus Of The Air" (1933)

General Balbo and his team land in Canada after their flight across the...

ROUND THE WORLD IN 6 DAYS?

Round The World In 6 Days? (1933)

Wiley Post sets off to fly to Berlin and then on around the world.

FATE WAS NOT SO KIND

Fate Was Not So Kind (1933)

Two Lithuanian pilots set off on flight - they don't make it.

PARIS WELCOMES HER AIR HEROES

Paris Welcomes Her Air Heroes (1933)

French aviators Codos and Rossi get great welcome on return to...

SMITHY - THE WORLD'S GREATEST AIRMAN!

Smithy - The World's Greatest Airman! (1933)

Tribute to airman Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.

GREAT SCOTT

Great Scott (1934)

Scott and Cambell Black win the England to Australia Air Race - Scott gives flying...

COLONEL FITZMAURICE TUNES UP

Colonel Fitzmaurice Tunes Up (1934)

Colonel Fitzmaurice testing 'Irish Swoop' before flight to...

FLIGHT RECORD

Flight Record (1937)

F/O Clouston and Mrs Kirby Green arrive home after record breaking flight to South...

50-MILE OCEAN SWIM - USA LNER

50-Mile Ocean Swim - USA Lner (1938)

A middle-aged man attempts to beat the swimming endurance record...

ROUND WORLD TRIP

Round World Trip (1938)

Australian Bradford Potter, his son and two friends set off in a ketch for a...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

Review Of The Year (1938)

A look at some of the main events from 1938.

PERSONALITY MEET - ENID BLYTON

Personality Meet - Enid Blyton (1946)

A look at children's writer Enid Blyton working at home and...

MEMORABLE HEADLINES

Memorable Headlines (1948)

Various newspaper headlines from the years 1919 to 1939.

EVEREST HEROES ARRIVE

Everest Heroes Arrive (1953)

The British Everest expedition arrives in Kathmandu after conquering...

EVEREST CONQUERERS IN DELHI

Everest Conquerers In Delhi (1953)

Edmund Hillary and Sir John Hunt arrive in Delhi India after...

EVEREST CONQUERORS IN ROME

Everest Conquerors In Rome (1953)

Hunt and Tensing at the airport.

ROYAL GARDEN PARTY

Royal Garden Party (1953)

Royal Garden Party guests, including Everest expedition party, arrive at...

HILLARY REACHES POLE

Hillary Reaches Pole (1958)

Pathe celebrate news of Sir Edmund Hillary reaching the South Pole.

THE DUKE AND THE EXPLORERS

The Duke And The Explorers (1958)

Prince Philip speaks at the British Schools Exploring Society...

ROCK ARTISTS

Rock Artists (1959)

The Scottish Centre for Outdoor Training holds courses for schoolchildren and the...

MOTOR NEWS - DUNSTABLE

Motor News - Dunstable (1959)

Noel Lempriere and Sydney Meddings depart for trip around Europe on...

JUMBO THE ELEPHANT CROSSES FROM FRANCE TO ITALY

Jumbo The Elephant Crosses From France To Italy (1959)

Jumbo the elephant walks across the border...

CHILDREN'S CINEMA aka CHILDREN'S MATINEE

Children's Cinema AKA Children's Matinee (1963)

Films made by children aided by the British film...

THE MATTERHORN

The Matterhorn (1965)

Climbers succumb to the lure of the Matterhorn - nice footage of walkers making the...

PADSTOW - TRIMARAN TO SAIL ATLANTIC

Padstow - Trimaran To Sail Atlantic (1965)

Three hulled luxury trimaran in Padstow harbour, Burpee...

ALL AT SEA - ROUND THE WORLD BY LAUNCH

All At Sea - Round The World By Launch (1966)

Frances Chichester leaves on solo trip around the...

HOME-MADE PLAYGROUND

Home-Made Playground (1967)

Children put together their own adventure playground and have great fun...