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PRINCESS MARY OPENS MATERNITY HOSPITAL

Princess Mary Opens Maternity Hospital (1923)

Princess Mary opens a new maternity hospital in...

PANTO DAY

Panto Day (1924)

Liverpool University Students parade in fancy dress to raise money for local hospitals.

NUFFIELDS GIFT OF IRON LUNGS aka NUFFIELD'S GIFT OF IRON LUNGS

Nuffields Gift Of Iron Lungs AKA Nuffield's Gift Of Iron Lungs (1938)

Lord Nuffield watches as...

PRINCE HENRY

Prince Henry (1925)

Prince Henry goes to Norwich to lay stone for new children's wing of hospital.

PRINCESS MARY

Princess Mary (1925)

Princess Mary opens new nurses' home in Reading, includes orange tinted version.

IN AID OF BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

In Aid Of Birmingham Children's Hospital (1930)

Mr Rennison travels to Birmingham from Gretna Green...

MILK TRAILER

Milk Trailer (1942)

Government trailer showing the groups of people that are guaranteed a daily ration of...

 

 

MOST NOBLE ORDER OF CRUSADERS

Most Noble Order Of Crusaders (1925)

The Most Noble Order of Crusaders take part in laying of...

MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS

March Of The Wooden Soldiers (1925)

Art students from Kensington dress up as wooden toys in aid of...

CHESTER - BARREL ORGAN

Chester - Barrel Organ (1939)

The Bishop of Chester plays the barrel organ in a street in Chester,...

DAFFODIL DAY

Daffodil Day (1926)

Children in Gloucestershire gather daffodils to send to London hospitals.

HIGH JINKS OFF THE STAGE & CUTS

High Jinks Off The Stage & Cuts (1926)

Fairground attractions at the Theatrical Garden Party, Royal...

PRINCESS MARY VISIT TO HARTLEPOOL on sleeve as PRINCES MARY VISITS & CUTS

Princess Mary Visit To Hartlepool On Sleeve As Princes Mary Visits & Cuts (1926)

Princess...

HOSPITAL SHIP FROM NORWAY

Hospital Ship From Norway (1940)

Soldiers injured fighting the Germans in Norway are brought back to...

HIGH COMMISSIONER VISITS AUSTRALIANS

High Commissioner Visits Australians (1940)

Sir Stanley Bruce inspects Australian troops stationed...

SCIENCE AIDS MOTHERS

Science Aids Mothers (1949)

New drugs are introduced to relieve pain during childbirth.

AIR LINER CRASH - 26 DEAD

Air Liner Crash - 26 Dead (1946)

Belgian Skymaster plane crashes in forests of Newfoundland.

THE KIDDIES OF DEPTFORD  aka CHILDREN OF DEPTFORD

The Kiddies Of Deptford AKA Children Of Deptford (1920)

A look at some of the children from...

THE SUPER HOSPITAL OF FRANCE

The Super Hospital Of France (1935)

A look at a new modern hospital in Paris, France.

PRINCE ALBERT VISITS A HOSPITAL

Prince Albert Visits A Hospital (1919)

Prince Albert, Duke of York on a visit to a Hospital.

HOSPITAL JAZZ BAND

Hospital Jazz Band (1919)

Patients at Horton Hospital watch on as a "Jazz" Band parades past during...

DOCTORS SAVE DUTCH TWINS

Doctors Save Dutch Twins (1954)

The Siamese twins separated recently in Holland are free to return...

ALGIERS BOMB

Algiers Bomb (1957)

Many deaths in the bomb explosion in Casino - the latest tragedy in France's Algerian...

TRAILER: DIPHTHERIA

Trailer: Diphtheria (1950)

Short trailer film warning about the dangers of diphtheria to children.

JAMAICAN HURRICANE

Jamaican Hurricane (1951)

Massive devastation is caused to Jamaica during hurricane.

HARNESSING THE WATERS

Harnessing The Waters (1957)

Kariba dam in Rhodesia under construction.

FAREWELL  1926!

Farewell 1926! (1927)

A student stunt sees out the old year with medical students on horse drawn carts.

JUMP FOR IT!

Jump For It! (1958)

Ski jumping competition from Oberstdorf in Germany. One jumper is injured.

NEEDLE-LESS INOCULATIONS

Needle-Less Inoculations (1967)

Needle-less vaccinations made possible by new pressurised invention....

PERSIA - SHAH HAS AN HEIR

Persia - Shah Has An Heir (1960)

Persia celebrates the birth of an heir to the throne - Shah of Persia...

HOSPITAL BURNT DOWN

Hospital Burnt Down (1967)

Witton isolation hospital near Birmingham burnt down.

Selected Originals - ARAB GUERILLAS

Selected Originals - Arab Guerillas (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story ARAB GUERILLAS -...

'OCTATENT' PORTABLE OPERATING THEATRE

'octatent' Portable Operating Theatre (1969)

New portable operating theatre is demonstrated in...

NURSING FATHERS

Nursing Fathers (1945)

Special class at French Hospital Nursery, London, to teach fathers how to care for...

RECRUIT TO PENSIONERS

Recruit To Pensioners (1949)

Nice item about Mr Charles Forshaw enlisting to become a Chelsea...

DUMB FRIEND

Dumb Friend (1945)

Nice story about a small boy taking a cute puppy to an animal hospital.

MUSICAL PILLOWS

Musical Pillows (1949)

Patients in hospital listen to radio through speakers kept under pillow.

MOBILES

Mobiles (1953)

Sculptor Kenneth Martin has created hanging mobiles for children's ward at London hospital.

A CITY HELD UP

A City Held Up (1929)

"Joy Rag" charity event for Hull's Infirmary, Yorkshire.

IRISH SWEEPSTAKE

Irish Sweepstake (1931)

Tickets for the Irish Sweepstake are sorted and mixed by hand.

FRENCH HOSPITAL BOMBED

French Hospital Bombed (1940)

Various shots of rubble and damaged buildings after the bombing of a...

RUSSO - FINISH WAR 1940

Russo - Finish War 1940 (1940)

More footage of the Russo-Finish war in 1940.

DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER - 1940

Duchess Of Gloucester - 1940 (1940)

Duchess of Gloucester inspects Red Cross nurses on a whistle stop...

GEORGE 5TH AND QUEEN MARY

George 5th And Queen Mary (1924)

King George V and Queen Mary drive off in their carriage.

NURSING - TRAILER

Nursing - Trailer (1946)

A short trailer film encouraging people to take jobs in hospitals.

TRAILER: HOSPITAL CAR SERVICE

Trailer: Hospital Car Service (1946)

A short trailer film encouraging drivers to volunteer for the...

RUSSIAN FIELD HOSPITAL

Russian Field Hospital

Russian field hospital - village people help in patients care.

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL BOMBED

St. Thomas's Hospital Bombed (1940)

London's St. Thomas's Hospital suffers damage during German...

WAR IN GREECE

War In Greece

Princess Frederika visits Greek wounded - Demonstration in streets of Greek town.

THE WAR AGAINST MALARIA - 1942

The War Against Malaria - 1942 (1942)

Troops fighting malaria in Ceylon.