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SWIMMING  WOMENS NATIONAL AAU CHAMPIONSHIPS aka SWIMMING + DIVING

Swimming Womens National Aau Championships AKA Swimming + Diving (1940)

Various shots of a...

TYPEWRITING SPEED CONTEST

Typewriting Speed Contest (1938)

Men and women take part in a typewriting contest on stage at The...

HUMAN SWALLOWS

Human Swallows (1934)

International ski jumping competition in Switzerland.

KIDS FISHING aka WORTHING CHILDREN - FISHING

Kids Fishing AKA Worthing Children - Fishing (1936)

Boys and girls enjoy an angling competition...

FISHING

Fishing (1941)

Fishermen take part in a competition in Watson's Bay, Sydney. The winner catches a shark.

MRS. AMERICA

Mrs. America (1955)

Mrs Ramona Deitemeyer wins crown for Mrs America competition - housewives contest.

TENPIN INTERNATIONAL

Tenpin International (1963)

Charlie Drake jokes around at the International Tenpin bowling competition....

 

 

SKI ACES IN FORM

Ski Aces In Form (1960)

Ski jumping in Bavaria - Max Bolkart of Oberstdorf wins the competition.

EUROPEAN ICE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

European Ice Skating Championships (1964)

Shots of the winners of various competitions at skating...

INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING

International Swimming (1934)

International swimming competition at Magdeburg Stadium, Germany.

CHILDREN STAGE 'OLYMPICS'

Children Stage 'olympics' (1948)

Swedish children hold sports competition in Stockholm.

SURFING

Surfing (1950)

Surfers off Mye Lee beach, Honolulu. Hawaii.

WEIGHTLIFTER JOBOTINSKY IN TRAINING

Weightlifter Jobotinsky In Training (1968)

Jobotinsky in training and in competition.

RISKY BUSINESS!

Risky Business! (1933)

Canoe race down the Isar River in Germany.

Selected Originals - BALLROOM DANCING

Selected Originals - Ballroom Dancing (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Ballroom Dancing'...

CRAB FAIR aka CRAB APPLE FAIR

Crab Fair AKA Crab Apple Fair (1969)

Crazy events at annual Crab Fair include a gurning competition...

MASSED SHOOTERS

Massed Shooters (1928)

Clay pigeon shooting in America - large group of people presumably in a...

 NEW BARREL-JUMP CHAMPION

New Barrel-Jump Champion (1961)

Jumping barrels on ice skates - competition in USA, baseball player...

NORWAY WINS

Norway Wins (1930-1939)

Nazi officials watch skiing competitions in Bavaria.

BODY- LINE BARRED

Body- Line Barred (1934)

Bowling competition at Empire Games in London.

RIDING HIGH - SKIING Dublin issue

Riding High - Skiing Dublin Issue (1941)

Ski jumping competition on Bear Mountain, USA.

SURF RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP IN SYDNEY

Surf Riding Championship In Sydney (1939)

Footage of Australian lifeguard competition in Sydney.

INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS - HAMBURG

International Gymnastics - Hamburg (1963)

International gymnastic competition in Hamburg, Western...

INTERNATIONAL HORSE JUMPING IN GERMANY

International Horse Jumping In Germany (1964)

International horse jumping competition in Aachen,...

BUCKING BRONCHOS sic aka BUCKING BRONCOS

Bucking Bronchos Sic AKA Bucking Broncos (1930-1939)

Rodeo competition from indoor arena in Texas.

THE QUIVERING AROW

The Quivering Arow (1934)

Southern Counties Archery competition is held at Winchester College.

DAVOS

Davos (1932)

Various skiing competitions from Davos in Switzerland.

CRIKEY! THIS IS A HILL CLIMB - THAT WAS!!

Crikey! This Is A Hill Climb - That Was!! (1931)

Students from Oxford and Cambridge compete in...

KNOCK 'EM DOWN

Knock 'em Down (1931)

Footage of people ten pin bowling in Germany

NATIONAL ICE SKATING - MEN'S EVENTS

National Ice Skating - Men's Events (1962)

National ice skating championship in Czechoslovakia.

 SWIMMING - HUNGARY V ENGLAND

Swimming - Hungary V England (1962)

Swimming contest in Hungary between Hungarian and English teams....

MOTORCYCLING - CAMBERLEY

Motorcycling - Camberley (1920-1929)

Motorcyclists attempt to ride up a steep hill in Camberley.

VENICE LIDO

Venice Lido (1937)

Sand castle building competition in Venice.

WORLD AT YOUR ELBOW - CALIFORNIA

World At Your Elbow - California (1948)

Motorcycle hill climbing competition in California.

MEET MR ITALY

Meet Mr Italy (1959)

Muscle men in Milan compete for title of Mr Italy.

MANCHESTER PRIZE FOR GUYS

Manchester Prize For Guys (1957)

Children Guy Fawkes' competition in Manchester.

GERMAN JUMPING DERBY

German Jumping Derby (1961)

Competition in progress, winner Raimondo D'Inzeo receiving medal.

EVERTON V GRIMSBY

Everton V Grimsby (1930-1939)

Football Association (FA Cup) Competition - Everton v Grimsby Town.

SOUTH AFRICA'S BOWLING TEAM & CUTS

South Africa's Bowling Team & Cuts (1926)

International bowls competition held in Richmond.

ASTRA GAZETTE NO 10 - BOXING COMPETITION - WAKEFIELD

Astra Gazette No 10 - Boxing Competition - Wakefield (1951)

Astra NO - 10 item is made up of...

WINTER HEROES - SWIMMING COMPETITION IN THE FLOODED SEINE

Winter Heroes - Swimming Competition In The Flooded Seine (1914-1918)

Swim race in the seine in...

WATER SKIING IN SYDNEY

Water Skiing In Sydney (1966)

Male and female water-skiers competing in Australia

POOLE - HOOK, LINE & SINKER

Poole - Hook, Line & Sinker (1957)

Angling competition is held in Bournemouth.

HASTINGS - ANGLING FESTIVAL

Hastings - Angling Festival (1953)

460 fishermen (and women) take part in an international sea angling...

 KIDS OLYMPICS

Kids Olympics (1948)

Children stage their own Olympics - a kids' sports competition.

DUBLIN HORSE SHOW Beware - other items share this title

Dublin Horse Show Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

International horse jumping...

SPEED, SKILL & STRENGTH

Speed, Skill & Strength (1928)

Two teams compete in the Royal Naval Field Gun competition.

MIDDLESBROUGH V BLACKBURN

Middlesbrough V Blackburn (1930-1939)

Football Association (FA Cup) Competition - Blackburn V Middlesbrough.

LONDON BEATS STOCKHOLM

London Beats Stockholm (1959)

International Athletics competition at White City.

GERMAN JUMPING GRAND PRIX

German Jumping Grand Prix (1961)

Riders from 21 countries participate in the final day of the horse...