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PARIS LABORATORY EXPLOSION

Paris Laboratory Explosion (1938)

Destruction in a Parisian suburb after 3,000 hand grenades explode.

DEMOLITION OF LLANBRADACH VIADUCT

Demolition Of Llanbradach Viaduct (1938)

Derelict columns of a railway viaduct are blown up with...

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

The Long And The Short Of It (1928)

Shell is loaded into a large naval gun then fired.

WELSH COLLIERY DISASTER

Welsh Colliery Disaster (1927)

Sorrowful scenes at the pit head in Monmouthshire.

GREAT GAS FACTORY EXPLOSION

Great Gas Factory Explosion (1929)

Cylinders of gas explode in a factory causing great fire and...

LIKE A LAND MINE

Like A Land Mine (1929)

Footage of devastation caused by bomb explosion in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and...

MINING

Mining (1938)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for story about a mining disaster - could be Markham or Barnsley.

 

 

MINING ACCIDENT - BARNSLEY

Mining Accident - Barnsley (1938)

Scenes at a mining disaster at Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

WORLD'S MOST TERRIBLE EXPLOSION

World's Most Terrible Explosion (1921)

We see the wreckage of the Baden dye works in Germany, and the...

BIG SUBMARINE ASHORE

Big Submarine Ashore (1922)

Submarine stuck on the rocks in Milford Haven (Pembrokeshire).

WAR'S LATEST TERROR

War's Latest Terror (1924)

Mr. Matthews - a famous inventor - demonstrates his invisible beam that...

FRENCH OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED

French Offensive Launched (1925)

French troops under Marshal Lyautey launch attack on people of Aster...

BACKBONE OF OUR ARMY

Backbone Of Our Army (1942)

Good story detailing the training undertaken by British army officers and...

THE BIG BLAST Dublin issue

The Big Blast Dublin Issue (1942)

A huge explosion shifts limestone in a quarry at Keighley.

COLLIERY DISASTER

Colliery Disaster (1925)

Footage of miners at Pendleton Colliery in Lancashire where 8 were killed in...

CHINO - JAPANESE WAR

Chino - Japanese War (1939)

Footage of the Chino - Japanese war in China.

DYNAMITING A MOUNTAIN

Dynamiting A Mountain (1925)

A mountain is blown up with dynamite causing fragments of limestone to fly...

LOCKED IN THE ICE & CUTS

Locked In The Ice & Cuts (1926)

Channel through frozen Baltic sea is made by exploding the ice.

FELLED BY FIRE

Felled By Fire (1926)

A strategically placed fire brings down a disused industrial chimney.

BIG LONDON EXPLOSION

Big London Explosion (1939)

Footage of the damage caused by gas explosion in the centre of London.

CONTRABAND CONTROL AT THE CAPE

Contraband Control At The Cape (1940)

South Africa sailors patrol their shores for illegal cargo...

BANG!

Bang! (1934)

Rock is blasted from a quarry in the stone valleys of Caprona, Italy.

NEW U.S. WEAPON

New U.S. Weapon (1952)

The US Army in Korea have devised a new weapon using napalm to stop enemy raids.

KILLER MINEFIELD CLEARED

Killer Minefield Cleared (1953)

At Trimingham, Norfolk, troops blow up mines along a four mile stretch...

Selected Originals - KILLER MINEFIELD CLEARED

Selected Originals - Killer Minefield Cleared (1953)

Material relating to newsreel story "Killer...

PETROL BLAST KILLS 10

Petrol Blast Kills 10 (1951)

A garage explosion and fire in Bristol kills 10 people during a refuelling...

AMMUNITION TRAIN BLOWS UP

Ammunition Train Blows Up (1958)

A train loaded with ammunition explodes while being unloaded in North...

UNDERWATER BLAST

Underwater Blast (1958)

Explosives are used to clear a dangerous underwater mountain in British...

QUARRY AND GOAT issue title - HOT AND COLD

Quarry And Goat Issue Title - Hot And Cold (1942)

A goat and pig are mascots of a limestone quarry.

FRANCE TRAINS AIRBORNE FROGMEN aka AIRBORNE FROGMAN

France Trains Airborne Frogmen AKA Airborne Frogman (1955)

French army airborne frogmen on...

SLOUGH - BLAST WRECKS FACTORY aka BLAST WRECKS SLOUGH FACTORY

Slough - Blast Wrecks Factory AKA Blast Wrecks Slough Factory (1955)

Mystery early morning...

TALL STORY

Tall Story (1956)

How to get rid of an unwanted chimney.

CYPRUS CATASTROPHE

Cyprus Catastrophe (1956)

The antiterrorist sweep enters a new phase in Cyprus.

NEWS FROM THE CZECHS

News From The Czechs (1965)

A helicopter lays cables, and houses are demolished for new motorway....

BIGGEST EVER BLAST TNT

Biggest Ever Blast Tnt (1964)

A Million pounds of explosives are set off in a military experiment in...

BOMBING PAUSE ENDS

Bombing Pause Ends (1966)

American bombing of Vietnam resumed.

APARTMENTS EXPLOSION: MANY DEAD

Apartments Explosion: Many Dead (1965)

Explosion destroys block of flats in Montreal.

FALL OF A FEATHER

Fall Of A Feather (1949)

A giant amplifier exaggerates the sound of a falling feather millions of times...

PALESTINE TRAIN WRECKED

Palestine Train Wrecked (1947)

A passenger train is blown up by Jewish terrorists causing several...

 SWISS AIR FORCE

Swiss Air Force (1948)

Swiss Army air manoeuvres in Alps.

MYSTERIOUS WRESTLERS

Mysterious Wrestlers

Trick Comedy film - Mysterious Wrestlers.

PACIFIC ISLAND AMMO DUMP AND MODEL TESTS

Pacific Island Ammo Dump And Model Tests (1943)

Fire at ammunitions dump, and test of model plane.

KRAKATOA! aka VOLCANO

Krakatoa! AKA Volcano (1930)

Good shots of eruptions at sea near the Krakatoa volcano.

ASSAULT ON MONTE CASSINO

Assault On Monte Cassino (1944)

Footage of explosions and smoking ruined buildings around Monte...

INVASION SCENES EUROPE, LIGHTER SIDE

Invasion Scenes Europe, Lighter Side (1944)

Some light-hearted scenes involving British troops in...

PIPER CUBS IN SNOW - US TROOPS

Piper Cubs In Snow - Us Troops (1945)

Plane stuck in snow, wheels removed, skis replace them, troops...

EUROPE INVASION SCENES - US TROOPS

Europe Invasion Scenes - Us Troops (1945)

American infantry troops fighting in a park and around the...

U.S. ROCKETS BLAST GERMANY

U.S. Rockets Blast Germany (1945)

American soldiers fire rocket guns on Germany.

AMMO TRAIN BLOWS UP

Ammo Train Blows Up (1946)

Officers inspect wreckage from ammunition explosion on freight train.

INVASION SCENES - EUROPE

Invasion Scenes - Europe (1944)

American troops advancing through countryside and crossing a river.