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VOLUNTEERS FOR MINESWEEPING

Volunteers For Minesweeping (1939)

Footage of Canadian arriving in Britain for Minesweeping...

DANGER! aka DANGER MINES

Danger! AKA Danger Mines (1940)

A mine disposal team at work on a beach.

FACING DANGER WITH MEN OF THE MINESWEEPING FLOTILLA aka FACING DANGER WITH THE...

Facing Danger With Men Of The Minesweeping Flotilla AKA Facing Danger With The... (1940)

Minesweepers...

"Nora" Runs Amok (1940)

A damaged merchant ship is beached after hitting a mine and a seaside pier.

FRENCH TROOPS TAKE OVER MINES

French Troops Take Over Mines (1948)

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

YORKSHIRE COAL CRISIS

Yorkshire Coal Crisis (1919)

Sailors from "HMS Lion" are seen working with pit machinery during the...

COALMINE IN THE SKY

Coalmine In The Sky (1954)

Canadians mining coal from 7000 feet high up Rocky Mountains and bring it...

 

 

PIPED COAL TO BOOST OUTPUT

Piped Coal To Boost Output (1951)

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

AUSSIES STRIKE IT RICH

Aussies Strike It Rich (1950)

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

128 TRAPPED IN PIT DISASTER

128 Trapped In Pit Disaster (1950)

Miners in a Scottish pit are trapped underground as shaft collapses...

Selected Originals - PIT DISASTER

Selected Originals - Pit Disaster (1950)

Material related to newsreel story "128 Trapped In Pit...

NEW COLLIERY EXPLOSION

New Colliery Explosion (1958)

Construction workers are injured in pit explosion in Pendlebury.

ONE MAN COALMINE

One Man Coalmine (1936)

One man in Northumbria operates a pit all on his own.

GOLDMINE aka GOLD SLUICING

Goldmine AKA Gold Sluicing (1940)

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

NATIVES X-RAY issue title THE YOUNG IDEA

Natives X-Ray Issue Title The Young Idea (1942)

African mine workers have chest x-rays to safeguard...

OUTCROP COAL

Outcrop Coal (1943)

Outcrop coal is mined near Leeds and then the ground is used for planting crops....

MINE DISASTER

Mine Disaster (1963)

Rescue operation to try and save three trapped men in flooded mine. Germany.

Selected Originals - THIS IS TRAGEDY

Selected Originals - This Is Tragedy (1966)

Material related to newsreel story "This is Tragedy" -...

SALT MINE

Salt Mine (1948)

A close look at the process of mining salt in Cheshire.

MINEFIELD CLEARANCE

Minefield Clearance (1953)

Clearing minefields on beaches of Folkestone, Kent.

SCHOOLBOYS' EXHIBITION

Schoolboys' Exhibition (1951)

Schoolboys' Exhibition at Horticultural Hall, London.

LA GREVE DES MINEURS aka BELGIAN GENERAL STRIKE

La Greve Des Mineurs AKA Belgian General Strike (1930-1939)

A General strike led by the miners brings...

ENGLISH INDUSTRIAL AND POVERTY SCENES

English Industrial And Poverty Scenes (1933)

Good scenes of declining British industry and poor...

GENERAL STRIKE 1926

General Strike 1926 (1926)

Mass demonstrations and idle coal mines - the General Strike of 1926.

INVASION SCENES EUROPE - BRITISH

Invasion Scenes Europe - British (1944)

British tanks on the move.

COAL MINE

Coal Mine (1946)

Miners arriving to work in new Calverton Colliery.

OPENING OF NEW CALVERTON COLLIERY

Opening Of New Calverton Colliery (1946)

Opening of the new Calverton Colliery in Nottinghamshire.

APPEAL NOT TO WASTE COAL

Appeal Not To Waste Coal (1948)

Emanuel Shinwell appeals to people to avoid wasting coal.

FRENCH COAL STRIKE

French Coal Strike (1948)

French coal strike at Anzin near Valenciennes, France.

SPEECH ON NATIONALISATION OF COAL

Speech On Nationalisation Of Coal (1946)

Emanuel Shinwell makes speech about Nationalisation of Coal...

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...

ONE MAN COAL MINE

One Man Coal Mine (1948)

Cuts from newsreel 48/71 - One Man Coal Mine in Aberkenfig, Wales.

MAKARIOS' HOME SEARCHED AFTER DEPORTATION

Makarios' Home Searched After Deportation (1956)

Soldiers search home of Archbishop Makarios of...

SEARCH FOR ARMS IN ENGOMI, CYPRUS

Search For Arms In Engomi, Cyprus (1956)

House to house searches after arms cache found in Cyprus...

 RECORD OUTPUT AT TATABANYA COAL MINE

Record Output At Tatabanya Coal Mine (1956)

Shots of coal mine in Hungary.

KOREA: ROAD TO SEOUL

Korea: Road To Seoul (1951)

American forces advance through Korea.

MINE CLEARING OFF NORFOLK COAST

Mine Clearing Off Norfolk Coast (1957)

Mine clearing operation on beach. Cromer, Norfolk.

INVASION SCENES EUROPE: BRITISH TROOPS

Invasion Scenes Europe: British Troops (1940)

British troops advance in the Netherlands, and...

BRITISH MINE DETECTING

British Mine Detecting (1940)

British troops clearing mine fields.

 DESTRUCTION OF THE SIEGFRIED LINE

Destruction Of The Siegfried Line (1947)

The German fortifications along the Siegfried line are...

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Czechoslovakia (1947)

Ice breaking on the river Labe in Czechoslovakia.

EASSINGTON COLLIERY DISASTER.

Eassington Colliery Disaster. (1951)

Police attend site of Colliery disaster

FRENCH MINE DISASTER

French Mine Disaster (1964)

Relatives panic as French miners are trapped down a collapsed shaft

ROAD AND RAIL TRAFFIC GOES ON IN INDOCHINA

Road And Rail Traffic Goes On In Indochina (1954)

Repairs to transport services in war-torn...

EXPLODING MINE BUILD UP

Exploding Mine Build Up (1957)

The army prepare to blow up a sea mine at Shoeburyness, Kent.

COPPER MINES OF KING SOLOMON BEGIN WORKING AGAIN

Copper Mines Of King Solomon Begin Working Again (1957)

Ruins of King Solomon's Mines, new copper...

ITALIAN STUDENTS RACE HOME-MADE CARS

Italian Students Race Home-Made Cars (1960)

Cars with no engines compete in an annual student event...

PIT PONIES

Pit Ponies (1972)

Various shots of pit ponies and homing pigeons.

MAN TRAPPED IN MINE ROCK FALL

Man Trapped In Mine Rock Fall (1963)

Man saved from mine after rock fall.

SOLVING HOUSING IN AUSTRALIA OUTBACK

Solving Housing In Australia Outback (1965)

Miners take to living in caves in Australia