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Selected originals - MINE DISASTER

Selected Originals - Mine Disaster (1963)

Material relating to newsreel story "Mine Disaster" -...

TROOPSHIP MINED

Troopship Mined (1943)

Troopship 'President Coolidge' stroke mine and sunk off the coast of South Sea...

A COPPER GOLD MINE!

A Copper Gold Mine! (1940)

Men at work at an open copper mine in Arizona, United States of America.

FRENCH TROOPS TAKE OVER MINES

French Troops Take Over Mines (1948)

Troops take over French mines as miners strike spread to key...

QUEEN MOTHER VISITS COPPER MINE

Queen Mother Visits Copper Mine (1957)

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visits a copper mine in...

GOLD IN JOHANNESBURG

Gold In Johannesburg (1962)

A look at the process of gold mining in Johannesburg.

TORPEDO BOAT RETRIEVING PARAVANE

Torpedo Boat Retrieving Paravane (1914-1918)

Anti mining paravane being recovered

 

 

BRITISH MINE SWEEPERS

British Mine Sweepers (1926)

H.M.S. Mistly and H.M.S. Newark docking in Manchester.

DOUBLE DISASTER IN JAPAN

Double Disaster In Japan (1963)

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

AIR AGE DAWNING

Air Age Dawning (1926)

Aviation pioneer, Mr. Mines, (unsuccessfully) tests out his self-made wings on...

PIER BLOWN UP

Pier Blown Up (1940)

Damage to English East Coast pier hit by a German mine.

RICHES OF THE EARTH

Riches Of The Earth (1940)

Wild West gold mining towns compared with industrial gold mining of present...

DOWN TO THE SEA AGAIN

Down To The Sea Again (1945)

Fishing trawlers used as mine sweepers during the war returning to their...

URANIUM CITY IS BORN

Uranium City Is Born (1958)

Shots of Uranium mine and the town being built to service it - Eliot Lake,...

TOM JONES - GOLDEN DISC

Tom Jones - Golden Disc (1968)

Singer Tom Jones receives gold disc down salt mine in Germany.

US COAL PROBLEMS LNER

Us Coal Problems Lner (1938)

Good shots of a Dakota mining town and coal miners at work.

NEW WEALTH FOR EIRE

New Wealth For Eire (1963)

Geologists mine for metal ore in the village of Loughrea. Galway, Southern...

QUEEN AND DUKE VISIT JOS - AND DUKE VISITS TIN MINES

Queen And Duke Visit Jos - And Duke Visits Tin Mines (1956)

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 74

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 74 (1936)

Phosphorite mine, typewriter in a taxi and a...

Selected Originals - DUKE GOES DOWN MINE aka DUKE AT RHONDDA VALLEY

Selected Originals - Duke Goes Down Mine AKA Duke At Rhondda Valley (1955)

Material relating...

Selected Originals - DUKE GOES DOWN MINE aka DUKE AT RHONDDA VALLEY

Selected Originals - Duke Goes Down Mine AKA Duke At Rhondda Valley (1955)

Material relating...

DUKE GOES DOWN MINE aka DUKE AT RHONDDA VALLEY

Duke Goes Down Mine AKA Duke At Rhondda Valley (1955)

Prince Philip goes down a coal mine during...

KING & QUEEN IN THE WEST COUNTRY

King & Queen In The West Country (1942)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth see a tin mine, land...

BO DURBAR

Bo Durbar (1961)

Queen Elizabeth II visits Bo and Kenema, and also sees a diamond mine. Sierra Leone.

SHIPMATES OF MINE

Shipmates Of Mine (1924)

Memorial service at sea for the crew of lost submarine and a diving expedition...

OIL SEARCH IN LIBYA

Oil Search In Libya (1957)

British Petroleum Company prepares to search for oil in Libya.

MALAYA aka MALAYA AT WORK

Malaya AKA Malaya At Work (1949)

Singapore street scenes, a rubber plantation and tin mining

NEW LEADER TOURS MALAYA

New Leader Tours Malaya (1954)

Lieutenant General Bourne, the new Director of Operations in Malaya...

BLUE JOHN

Blue John (1963)

A family in Derbyshire mines a precious rock known as Blue John.

THA'S RIGHT WELCOME: IN YORKSHIRE aka

Tha's Right Welcome: In Yorkshire AKA "Tha's Reight Welcome" (1923)

Prince Edward, Prince of...

ESCAPE SCENES FILMED ON MINED 'ASTRID'

Escape Scenes Filmed On Mined 'astrid' (1949)

An American man relives his experiences on a sinking...

THE GHOST TOWN OF LUCKNOW

The Ghost Town Of Lucknow (1967)

The deserted scenes in Lucknow, Australia. Once a prosperous mining...

NICOSIA EVACUATED

Nicosia Evacuated (1956)

Nicosia in Cyprus is evacuated by British soldiers after terrorist murders.

PRINCE OF WALES

Prince Of Wales (1910-1929)

Prince Edward and King George V doing official duties during 1920s and 1910s.

SOVIET FORCES IN ACTION

Soviet Forces In Action (1941)

An item showing Russian forces in action against the Germans.

DERBYSHIRE issue title - BEAUTY CALLS

Derbyshire Issue Title - Beauty Calls (1943)

Item showing picturesque places in Derbyshire including...

AROUND SCOTLAND

Around Scotland (1947)

The coal mines are taken into the people's ownership and men learn to care for...

WITH PRINCE GEORGE IN SOUTH AFRICA Beware - other items share this title

With Prince George In South Africa Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1934)

Prince George...

DOCUMENTARY CUTS

Documentary Cuts (1930-1949)

Cuts (rushes, out takes) relating to documentaries THE GREAT CRUSADE, TIN...

ISLE OF MAN issue title -VERY GOOD SIR!

Isle Of Man Issue Title -Very Good Sir! (1940)

A look at Peel and the scenic countryside surrounding...

GERMAN NEWSREEL

German Newsreel (1940-1949)

Captured German newsreel with Spanish voiceover - various items.

THE PRINCESS' TOUR aka THE PRINCESS'S TOUR

The Princess' Tour AKA The Princess's Tour (1956)

Giraffes, diamond and tribal dances figure in...

For Lancashire Only - QUEEN AND DUKE IN LANCASHIRE

For Lancashire Only - Queen And Duke In Lancashire (1954)

The first day of Queen's short visit...

SUMMING UP NO. 02  aka SUMMING UP - FOURTH QUARTER 1946

Summing Up No. 02 AKA Summing Up - Fourth Quarter 1946 (1946)

A quarterly round up of news...

NIGERIA - ITS PEOPLE AND PRODUCE

Nigeria - Its People And Produce (1951)

Educational film showing life in Nigeria.

DRUMS FOR A QUEEN - record c - reel 2

Drums For A Queen - Record C - Reel 2 (1961)

Documentary film covering the Queen's visit to Ghana...

CONGO HARVEST - WEALTH OF THE WORLD

Congo Harvest - Wealth Of The World (1950)

Documentary about the influence of the white man on the...

11 MINERS ALL SAVED

11 Miners All Saved (1963)

11 more miners are rescued from flooded mine. Germany.

WHITHER AFRICA?

Whither Africa? (1960)

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan embarks upon a tour of Africa.

TRAILS AND RAILS

Trails And Rails (1930-1939)

Educational film detailing the building of railways in West Africa.