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GOLD IN MADRID

Gold In Madrid (1939)

Footage of member of Spanish public being made to hand over gold jewellery to...

ALL THAT GLITTERS aka ALL THAT GUTTERS

All That Glitters AKA All That Gutters (1957)

The Royal Mint is making golden sovereigns again.

GOLD PROSPECTING issue title - GOOD AS GOLD

Gold Prospecting Issue Title - Good As Gold (1938)

Footage of gold mining in Lanarkshire.

GOLD BEATING

Gold Beating (1949)

Item showing how gold leaf is made. London.

TREASURE SUBMARINE

Treasure Submarine (1942)

Gold belonging to the Manila Government arrives in Corregidor, thanks to US...

GUINEA GOLD

Guinea Gold (1940)

Mud and stones are dredged for gold in New Guinea.

HUNGARIAN WOMAN FINDS GOLD PIECES

Hungarian Woman Finds Gold Pieces (1963)

Hungarian woman finds gold coins in her yard and gives them...

 

 

AUSTRALIAN GOLD TOWN

Australian Gold Town (1967)

Abandoned Australian gold town of Sofala.

ANOTHER

Another "Gold Rush" (1933)

Men of the London Stock Exchange rush onto the streets as boom hits.

GOLD! IN ABYSSINIA

Gold! In Abyssinia (1938)

Gold mining in Abyssinia in Ethiopia, Africa.

GOLD COAST FISHERFOLK - DUBLIN

Gold Coast Fisherfolk - Dublin (1943)

Fishing on Gold Coast.

LAND RECLAMATION

Land Reclamation (1942)

Drainage schemes and pumping stations help reclaim the land flooded by heavy...

FOUR FOLD TRAIN COLLISION

Four Fold Train Collision (1935)

A Staffordshire train diver was killed, and many more deaths were...

DENVER GOLD MINING LNER

Denver Gold Mining Lner (1937)

Streets of Denver dug out - allegedly there is gold under them.

TRYING OUT NEW TYPE MOTOR LAUNCH ON RIVER WEAVER

Trying Out New Type Motor Launch On River Weaver (1938)

A motor launch destined for the rivers of...

BAT-MAN STRIKES IT RICH!

Bat-Man Strikes It Rich! (1953)

Bill Freeman finds bats Guano - the best fertiliser known to men with...

CPP WELCOME FREED LEADER

Cpp Welcome Freed Leader (1951)

Huge crowd welcomes Kwame Nkrumah, leader of CPP from prison after...

AUSSIES STRIKE IT RICH

Aussies Strike It Rich (1950)

Australians start another gold rush after finding a big nugget in a back...

GOLDMINE aka GOLD SLUICING

Goldmine AKA Gold Sluicing (1940)

A look at a large gold prospecting concern in New Guinea.

MILLION VOTE ON GOLD COAST

Million Vote On Gold Coast (1954)

A million Africans go to election polls to vote - Dr Nkrumah wins...

FLOOD HAVOC

Flood Havoc (1962)

Scenes of floods in Accra, capital of Ghana.

SPECIAL - DIAMONDS - INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Special - Diamonds - International Awards (1969)

Diamond show at London's design centre.

GOLD BEATERS

Gold Beaters (1952)

Footage of goldsmiths at work making charms for bracelets in Kent.

GEM STONES TO BE FOUND IN AUSTRALIA

Gem Stones To Be Found In Australia (1965)

Precious stones found in Oberon, Australia.

GOLD COAST SEA DAMAGE

Gold Coast Sea Damage (1967)

Damage of Gold Coast of Queensland after raging high tides.

RESTORING OLD PAINTINGS

Restoring Old Paintings (1958)

A look at the process of art restoration including cleaning the...

FINN SAILING

Finn Sailing (1964)

Racing dinghy contest - the "Finn Gold Cup" in Torbay.

GOLDFINGER DESIGNER

Goldfinger Designer (1965)

Charles de Temple is the sculptor/designer who created the 'gold finger' for...

BRITAIN PAYS!

Britain Pays! (1933)

Gold bars are shipped to the US from Britain to pay off war debts.

"The Gold Rush Of 1933" (1933)

American government policy leads to a reopening of gold mines.

LIVING UP TO HER NAME

Living Up To Her Name (1931)

A speedboat called 'Hotsy Totsy' wins the Montauk Gold Cup race in the US.

DRAMATIC MINE RESCUE

Dramatic Mine Rescue (1936)

Rescue teams work frantically to save two mine workers trapped when their...

THE GOLD DIGGERS - OF OLD MEXICO

The Gold Diggers - Of Old Mexico (1939)

Great footage from the gold rush town of Mesquite Springs in...

TROOPS FROM THE GOLD COAST

Troops From The Gold Coast (1941)

Black African soldiers being trained to fight in British Army.

LIBERTY CAVALCADE Dublin issue

Liberty Cavalcade Dublin Issue (1942)

Prime Minister Smuts attends the opening ceremony of the Liberty...

CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP

Cheltenham Gold Cup (1940)

Roman Hackle wins the famous horse race by ten lengths.

PAINTING THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE

Painting The Golden Gate Bridge (1940)

Men hang around and paint the famous Golden Gate Bridge.

GALWAY RACES

Galway Races (1940)

Coverage of the Galway Plate horse race - won by 'Ring of Gold'.

MISS PAGET WINS GOLD CUP

Miss Paget Wins Gold Cup (1952)

Cheltenham Gold Cup at - won by "Mont Tremblant".

KING STANLEY

King Stanley (1957)

Stanley Matthews, unofficial king of soccer, is crowned in West African style in...

GOLD AND SILVER MAKE RARE FINDS

Gold And Silver Make Rare Finds (1958)

Gold prospecting in Canada and a hidden vaults of Silver in...

DEEP SHAFT SETS RECORD - SOUTH AFRICA

Deep Shaft Sets Record - South Africa (1959)

South African gold mine competes with Soviet mine for...

GOLD AND CORDELL issue title - DRAWING THE LINE

Gold And Cordell Issue Title - Drawing The Line (1939)

Good footage of the famous ballroom dancers...

$50,000 GOLD PLATE

$50,000 Gold Plate (1953)

Finishing touches put to an 18 carat gold dinner service made by Asprey &...

INDIA - FESTIVAL OF THE GODS

India - Festival Of The Gods (1962)

Colour item showing people celebrating festival of Kulu Dusserah...

ACCRA SEES BIG FIGHT

Accra Sees Big Fight (1962)

Boxing match between champion Joe Tetteh and Percy Lewis at Accra stadium in...

CHAMP KEEPS HIS TITLE

Champ Keeps His Title (1962)

Floyd Robertson wins first title fight fought in Ghana to remain Empire...

BIRTHDAY IN WAR

Birthday In War (1962)

Nehru looks over various efforts to help soldiers fighting the Chinese.

GOLD RUSH MEMORIES

Gold Rush Memories (1961)

A Gold Rush town in Canada recreates its earliest days in a town pageant.

REDEX TROPHY

Redex Trophy (1967)

Derek Minter wins Redex Trophy motorcycle race at Brands Hatch, Kent.