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DANGER - MINES

Danger - Mines (1940)

A French naval team disarm mines washed up on a beach.

GOING INTO COAL

Going Into Coal (1939)

Footage of Scientist experimenting with coal dust in laboratories.

CANADA BUSTS ORE OUTPUT

Canada Busts Ore Output (1948)

Canada opens new ore mine.

GOLD PROSPECTING issue title - GOOD AS GOLD

Gold Prospecting Issue Title - Good As Gold (1938)

Footage of gold mining in Lanarkshire.

PRAIRIE POTASH

Prairie Potash (1967)

Item showing potash mines in Saskatchewan, Canada.

WORKING COLLIERY

Working Colliery (1947)

Good footage of coal mining in progress at colliery in Stobswood,...

PIT PONIES STILL GOING STRONG DOWN UNDER - AUSTRALIA

Pit Ponies Still Going Strong Down Under - Australia (1965)

Pit ponies at work.

 

 

COPPER MINE IS IN ACTION AGAIN

Copper Mine Is In Action Again (1966)

Coper mine in Cobar, Australia, is working again.

CROOKED HOUSES DUDLEY

Crooked Houses Dudley (1940)

A look at the crooked houses in Dudley caused by subsidence from mine...

WARTIME SECRET REVEALED

Wartime Secret Revealed (1945)

A great new harbour is built in South Africa - Saldanah Bay.

DEMONSTRATION OF MILITARY ENGINEERING

Demonstration Of Military Engineering (1940)

Men of the Royal Engineers show off skills at crossing...

"Siller!" AKA Silver (1932)

Processes involved in extracting silver are demonstrated.

CANADA PASSES THE SALT!

Canada Passes The Salt! (1959)

A look at work in the salt mine of Ojibway, Canada.

SALT

Salt (1940)

A look at how salt is mined, processed and packed in Winsford, Cheshire.

GUINEA GOLD

Guinea Gold (1940)

Mud and stones are dredged for gold in New Guinea.

SALT MINES

Salt Mines (1943)

Item showing salt being mined and packed in Punjab, India.

SAPPERS CLEAR OLD MINEFIELD

Sappers Clear Old Minefield (1956)

Royal Engineers disposal squads clear a seaside minefield which...

MINE TRAINING

Mine Training (1959)

Italian students make a model of a mine to learn how it operates.

DIAMOND MINING

Diamond Mining (1963)

A look at diamond mining in South Africa and some of the jewellery which is...

CHINA CLAY

China Clay (1964)

Clay is extracted from man-made pits then turned into powder in St Austell.

WORLD'S 4TH LARGEST DIAMOND

World's 4th Largest Diamond (1934)

Diamond as large as chicken egg is found in South African mine.

BORING FOR OIL

Boring For Oil (1936)

Engineers search for oil in England after petroleum soaked rocks are found near...

BLACK DIAMONDS

Black Diamonds (1932)

Good footage of a working coal mine in Bestwood, Nottingham.

GOLD! IN ABYSSINIA

Gold! In Abyssinia (1938)

Gold mining in Abyssinia in Ethiopia, Africa.

PIT PONIES - CARDIFF

Pit Ponies - Cardiff (1938)

Pit ponies are allowed to gambol across a field before being taken to a Pit...

A BIG PULL

A Big Pull (1933)

Item showing how the Canadian Mines Department check ropes for safety.

KILLER MINEFIELD CLEARED

Killer Minefield Cleared (1953)

At Trimingham, Norfolk, troops blow up mines along a four mile stretch...

THIRTEEN CLOCK

Thirteen Clock (1940)

A colliery clock strikes thirteen instead of one at Walkden in Lancashire.

FRANCE TRAINS AIRBORNE FROGMEN aka AIRBORNE FROGMAN

France Trains Airborne Frogmen AKA Airborne Frogman (1955)

French army airborne frogmen on...

RUSSIAN COAL MINE

Russian Coal Mine (1942)

Soviet miners work extra hard to supply coal for their troops fighting the...

5 MINUTE TOWN STRIKE

5 Minute Town Strike (1948)

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

TOWN COMES TO LIFE AFTER LONG STRIKE

Town Comes To Life After Long Strike (1965)

Australian mining town regenerated after months of...

ONE-MAN COAL MINE

One-Man Coal Mine (1947)

Bram Pashley runs his own small coal mine at his home in Wakefield, Yorkshire.

INDOOR COAL MINE aka UPSTAIRS COAL MINE

Indoor Coal Mine AKA Upstairs Coal Mine (1948)

Converted warehouse in South Wales is model coal pit...

AFTERMATH!

Aftermath! (1932)

German naval mine sweepers at work destroying old mines still floating about after WW I.

MINE DISASTER IN WALES

Mine Disaster In Wales (1934)

Terrible Colliery disaster since the war happened at Gresford near...

THE SALT OF THE EARTH

The Salt Of The Earth (1936)

Visitors to the Austrian Tyrol take a tour of the salt mines, where they...

KING COAL!

King Coal! (1940)

Good shots of workers in a new Italian coal mine near Trieste.

TROOPSHIP MINED

Troopship Mined (1943)

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

ANTI-MINE WELLINGTONS

Anti-Mine Wellingtons (1943)

Wellington bombers fitted with devices which can explode sea bombs from...

MR. SHINWELL WITH THE MINERS

Mr. Shinwell With The Miners (1945)

Minister of Fuel and Power Mr Shinwell visits Abercynon Colliery...

MARKHAM PIT DISASTER

Markham Pit Disaster (1938)

People wait for news of relatives after an explosion at Markham Pit.

RUHR MINE EXPLOSION TRAPS 550

Ruhr Mine Explosion Traps 550 (1946)

Mining disaster in Germany; only 70 miners are rescued, 11 of...

ITALIAN SHIP MINED

Italian Ship Mined (1939)

Footage of Italian cargo ship damaged by German mine.

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...

COALMINE IN THE SKY

Coalmine In The Sky (1954)

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