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NEW AUSTRALIAN CRAZE

New Australian Craze "Roller Boarding" (1964)

Roller boarding in Australia - old type skateboards.

DEFENCE BY FIRE

Defence By Fire (1945)

Britain's Coastal defence barriers revealed to public.

CHESS BEING PLAYED IN HOMES, SCHOOLS IN OPEN AIR

Chess Being Played In Homes, Schools In Open Air (1910-1919)

Footage of children playing chess.

BOMB OUTRAGES

Bomb Outrages (1939)

Footage of bomb damage in London and Manchester as a result of a terrorist attacks.

WATER WORKS

Water Works (1949)

Footage of reservoir being built in Chingford, Greater London.

FENS MODEL

Fens Model (1950)

Two men do research for flood prevention methods on a model of the Fens.

COAL BOARD GALA PROCESSION

Coal Board Gala Procession (1952)

Floats take part in Coal Board gala procession. Wakefield, West...

 

 

AUSTRALIA PREPARED FOR DECIMAL COINAGE - SYDNEY

Australia Prepared For Decimal Coinage - Sydney (1965)

Australia is getting ready for decimal...

LADY PAT'S REGIMENT GOES HOME  - THE FINAL FAREWELL

Lady Pat's Regiment Goes Home - The Final Farewell (1914-1919)

More Canadians Depart (Lady Pat's...

HUT BUILDING

Hut Building (1914-1918)

Soldiers construct building.

BABY SY SENEGAL DRAUGHTS CHAMPION

Baby Sy Senegal Draughts Champion (1962)

Senegal draughts champion Baby Sy wins the drought...

MODEL CAR RACING - ONTARIO, CANADA

Model Car Racing - Ontario, Canada (1966)

People watch large model race track with cars racing...

COATS OF ARMS CARVER

Coats Of Arms Carver (1960)

Leonard Ponsford's hobby of carving coats of arms at his home in...

THE GREAT METROPOLITAN

The Great Metropolitan (1933)

Joyous Greeting wins the Grand Metropolitan horse race at Epsom.

104 DIE IN BRITISH PIT DISASTER

104 Die In British Pit Disaster (1947)

An underground explosion claims the lives of miners from...

STRANGE HAPPENINGS

Strange Happenings (1933)

An obese man eats and drinks to excess and a bucking bronco car is...

CANADIAN DESTROYERS

Canadian Destroyers (1940)

A flotilla of Canadian Warships arrive in Britain to join the battle with the...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA  - COAL BOARD NEEDS OVERHAUL - SIR CHARLES REID

People In Camera - Coal Board Needs Overhaul - Sir Charles Reid (1948)

Sir Charles Reid...

ABERFAN TODAY

Aberfan Today (1967)

Lord Alfred Robens resigns after tribunal report on Aberfan disaster.

PASSENGER CATAMARAN

Passenger Catamaran (1969)

Europe's largest passenger catamaran makes maiden voyage from Greenwich Pier,...

CAT AND BOTTLE

Cat And Bottle (1952)

Nice story about cat that drinks milk from babies bottle

MINES RESCUE STATION

Mines Rescue Station (1952)

Mines' rescue crew at Wakefield on practice exercise.

WILL LAWTHER NCB

Will Lawther Ncb (1947)

Will Lawther, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, speaking from his...

INTERVIEW WITH SIR CHARLES REID aka SIR CHARLES REID RESIGNS FROM NCB

Interview With Sir Charles Reid AKA Sir Charles Reid Resigns From Ncb (1948)

Various takes of...

SCHOOL FOR LANDLADIES

School For Landladies (1948)

Landladies in Hastings learn about cookery. East Sussex.

PROTEUS TURBO GENERATOR FOR WORLD'S FIRST UNMANNED POWER STATION

Proteus Turbo Generator For World's First Unmanned Power Station (1959)

Exterior of Power...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH OPENS COAL BOARD EXHIBITION

Duke Of Edinburgh Opens Coal Board Exhibition (1965)

Duke of Edinburgh opens Coal Board Exhibition...

ELECTRICITY Reel 1

Electricity Reel 1 (1940-1950)

British Instructional Film on the workings of Power Stations and Electricity...

ELECTRICITY Reel 2

Electricity Reel 2 (1940-1950)

British Instructional Film on the workings of Power Stations and Electricity...

 SUMMER BOARDERS

Summer Boarders (1900-1919)

Early silent feature - the Summer Boarders - about unwanted guests staying at a...

BUILDING NEW RED CROSS HOSPITAL AT BLACKPOOL

Building New Red Cross Hospital At Blackpool (1915)

A new hospital building under construction. ...

Water skiing on boards

Water Skiing On Boards (1917)

People enjoying water skiing on large wooden boards. United States of...

MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER CABLES   HENLEY'S LTD  - Reel 2

Manufacture Of Electric Power Cables Henley's Ltd - Reel 2 (1930-1939)

Detailed promotional film...

THAMES REGATTA

Thames Regatta (1968)

Colour item showing boats in the Thames Regatta. London.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in Nutshell visits the San Francisco Bay Bridge under construction,...

AROUND SCOTLAND

Around Scotland (1947)

The coal mines are taken into the people's ownership and men learn to care for...

MECHANICAL COAL HANDLING

Mechanical Coal Handling (1963)

Mechanical Coal Handling Exhibition is held at Marylebone, London.

DUKE VISITS COLLIERY

Duke Visits Colliery (1967)

Duke of Edinburgh visits Bevercotes Colliery in Nottinghamshire.

STOCKPORT AIR CRASH RECONSTRUCTION aka RECONSTRUCTION OF WRECKED ARGONAUT...

Stockport Air Crash Reconstruction AKA Reconstruction Of Wrecked Argonaut... (1967)

Wreckage...

EASTER PRINCESS COMPETITION

Easter Princess Competition (1969)

Pretty London girls compete for the title of 'Easter Princess' at a...

CARTOONIST AT HOME

Cartoonist At Home (1963)

Crazy artist Rowland Emett builds some great sculptures from junk at his home...

SIR WILLIAM DARLING AND HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Sir William Darling And Houses Of Parliament (1947)

Shots of Sir William Darling and good shots of...

HOLIDAY SCENES AT BIARRITZ

Holiday Scenes At Biarritz (1967)

Young people have fun in Biarritz, surfing, skate boarding and...

CHELSEA ANTIQUE FAIR

Chelsea Antique Fair (1968)

Edward Heath looks at antiques including chess pieces and emeralds set in...

Aberfan slag heap buries school

Aberfan Slag Heap Buries School (1966)

LATEX IN THE HOME aka DO-IT-YOURSELF IN RUBBER

Latex In The Home AKA Do-It-Yourself In Rubber (1959)

Do it yourself in rubber - by making...

LESSONS THEY LIKE!

Lessons They Like! (1938)

New York schoolchildren learn about their city on a ferry boat trip.

QUEEN TOURS FLOOD AREAS

Queen Tours Flood Areas (1953)

Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, and the Queen Mother visit areas hit...

CYCLE TOUR OF BRITAIN

Cycle Tour Of Britain (1961)

Cyclist arrive in Buxton in the 8th stage of the Tour of Britain Cycle...

TWICE THE MEN ON MILK

Twice The Men On Milk (1961)

Final stretch of Cycle Tour of Britain as Billy Holmes is declared winner...