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COAL MINING EMPLOYMENT TRAILER

Coal Mining Employment Trailer (1947)

Great film to encourage men to take up jobs in the newly...

UNIQUE SHAWM-BAND IN HOLLAND CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY

Unique Shawm-Band In Holland Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary (1958)

Miners' brass band rehearses...

TERRIBLE COLLIERY DISASTER

Terrible Colliery Disaster (1930)

Awful pit explosion in Germany kills more than 250 people.

WHIPPET RACING  Dublin issue

Whippet Racing Dublin Issue (1941)

Coal miners racing Whippets, crowds and bookies watch.

COAL BOARD TURNS TEACHER

Coal Board Turns Teacher (1948)

Men from continental Europe coming to England to work in mines.

ENTOMBED BOY SNATCHED FROM DEATH aka ENTOMBOS BOY

Entombed Boy Snatched From Death AKA Entombos Boy (1957)

Miners work round the clock to dig out a...

BELGIUM - COAL STRIKERS RIOT

Belgium - Coal Strikers Riot (1959)

Mine strikers in Belgium gather at idle pit-head for meeting.

 

 

THE WORLD WE SAW

The World We Saw (1947)

Good shots of coal miners in Northumberland working hard to beat production...

MINESWEEPERS

Minesweepers (1947)

Miners at work in Stobswood colliery.

NEW

New "Battle Of Arras" (1933)

Miners in France parade against unemployment and poor conditions.

FROM PIT TO OLYMPIA

From Pit To Olympia (1931)

Pit ponies are brought out of the mines to be shown at the International...

ETON V. MINERS AT BISHOP AUCKLAND

Eton V. Miners At Bishop Auckland (1937)

Unemployed miners from Durham beat Eton College boys at game...

SALT OF THE EARTH

Salt Of The Earth (1944)

Different methods of mining salt are shown in Malagash, Nova Scotia, Canada.

WALES

Wales (1946)

Miners' representatives listen to an address by Fuel Minister Emanuel Shinwell. Cardiff.

MINERS DRAMATIC RESCUE

Miners Dramatic Rescue (1964)

Workers are rescued after collapse of roof in French limestone mine.

SHINWELL IN WALES

Shinwell In Wales (1946)

Miners' representatives listen to an address by Fuel Minister Emanuel Shinwell....

UNTER DEM OBERSALZBURG aka MINE, BERCHTESGADEN - MINING FUHRER'S TUNNEL

Unter Dem Obersalzburg AKA Mine, Berchtesgaden - Mining Fuhrer's Tunnel

Shots of a...

MINERS BIG DAY

Miners Big Day (1935)

Large parade and speeches at the traditional Durham miners' gala.

MEN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE

Men Outside Employment Exchange (1947)

John Parsons interviews unemployed miners in Wales.

5 MINUTE TOWN STRIKE

5 Minute Town Strike (1948)

Workers stop for 5 minutes to state their demands. Czechoslovakia.

ADVANCED MINING TECHNIQUE

Advanced Mining Technique (1962)

Mechanised mining in Soviet Union.

NEW DEVICE USED IN HUNGARIAN COAL MINE

New Device Used In Hungarian Coal Mine (1962)

New device used in coal mine demonstrated.

AUSTRALIA FINDS VALUE IN SAND - - VALUABLE MINERALS DISCOVERED UNDER WINDSWEPT...

Australia Finds Value In Sand - - Valuable Minerals Discovered Under Windswept... (1965)

Excellent...

 50th FOUR DAY MARCH TO NIJMEGEN

50th Four Day March To Nijmegen (1966)

People take part in a four day long march across part of...

SNAIL EATING

Snail Eating (1965)

Diners in a Somerset pub restaurant enjoy a meal of snails in garlic.

MINER DANCERS

Miner Dancers (1930)

Miners in Newcastle perform an traditional folk dance with swords.

DUTCH BULBS FOR MINERS

Dutch Bulbs For Miners (1946)

British miners accept goodwill offering of bulbs from Holland. Kent.

PRINCE GEORGE ... MINER!

Prince George ... Miner! (1930-1931)

The Duke of Kent pays a visit to the South Wales Coalfield and gets...

PIPED COAL TO BOOST OUTPUT

Piped Coal To Boost Output (1951)

Turning coal into gas in the pits makes poor mines workable - still...

BOOKING OFFICE IN PUB aka BOOKING OFFICE IN INN or STRANGE BOOKING OFFICE issue...

Booking Office In Pub AKA Booking Office In Inn Or Strange Booking Office Issue... (1937)

GWR...

MINERS IN THE NEWS

Miners In The News (1954)

Dai Dower, Welsh boxer, celebrates his 21st birthday with his miner friends...

DRIVE FOR COAL - GOVERNMENT CHIEFS VISIT DURHAM MINERS

Drive For Coal - Government Chiefs Visit Durham Miners (1947)

Government Ministers arrive at...

TRAILER - DON'T GO DOWN THE MINE

Trailer - Don't Go Down The Mine (1946)

Great trailer film to encourage men to take up jobs in the...

ZUM WOHNPROBLEM IM RUHRGEBIET aka HOUSING PROBLEMS IN GERMANY

Zum Wohnproblem Im Ruhrgebiet AKA Housing Problems In Germany (1947)

Nissen huts are built to...

DOLE QUEUE aka MINERS

Dole Queue AKA Miners (1947)

A group of miners talk to John Parsons about unemployment and illness....

APPEAL NOT TO WASTE COAL

Appeal Not To Waste Coal (1948)

Emanuel Shinwell appeals to people to avoid wasting coal.

MINERS DAY CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Miners Day Czechoslovakia (1950)

President Klement Gottwald attends Miners Day at Ostrava-Karvinna,...

SPEECH ON NATIONALISATION OF COAL

Speech On Nationalisation Of Coal (1946)

Emanuel Shinwell makes speech about Nationalisation of Coal...

MINERS DELEGATION HOME FROM HOLLAND

Miners Delegation Home From Holland (1946)

John Parsons interviews British miners returning from...

NEW COAL MINES FOR THE RUHR

New Coal Mines For The Ruhr (1946)

Item showing new miners in the Ruhr as part of drive to replenish...

THIS IS THE ST. BERNARD TUNNEL

This Is The St. Bernard Tunnel (1964)

Work on the St. Bernard tunnel in the Alps border between Italy...

DOUBLE DISASTER IN JAPAN

Double Disaster In Japan (1963)

A mine explosion and a railway crash happen within hours of each other...

UNDERGROUND ARMY MINERS

Underground Army Miners (1947)

Miners needed to increase demands on workforce

AUSTRALIAN STRIKE

Australian Strike (1949)

Communist leaders are arrested for causing miner's strike, which cripples...

STRONG MAN aka WORLD CHAMPION NAIL BREAKER beware - other Colour Pics share this...

Strong Man AKA World Champion Nail Breaker Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This... (1963)

Harold...

AGAIN

Again "King Coal" Takes Toll (1931)

An explosion in a coal mine in Cumbria claims 28 lives. Corpses...

AGAIN

Again "King Coal" Takes Toll (1931)

An explosion in a coal mine in Cumbria claims 28 lives. Corpses...

MINE DISASTER IN U.S.A.

Mine Disaster In U.S.A. (1937)

Families waiting around the pit after mine disaster in Birmingham, USA.

COPYING NATURE

Copying Nature (1935)

Mr W L Phillips makes artificial flowers out of bread!

COAL CLAIMS ITS PRICE

Coal Claims Its Price (1948)

Public sympathy aroused through chance revelation of plight of dying...