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EFFICIENCY IS THEIR BUSINESS aka BUSINESS EFFICIENCY EXHIBITION

Efficiency Is Their Business AKA Business Efficiency Exhibition (1965)

New inventions to make...

MRS MOPPS HAVE PARTY

Mrs Mopps Have Party (1960)

Cleaning ladies have fun at their 13th annual ball at Walworth Road in...

PRESENT FOR COMMONWEALTH aka THE HANDING OVER OF MARLBOROUGH HOUSE

Present For Commonwealth AKA The Handing Over Of Marlborough House (1962)

Queen Elizabeth...

FIRST OF 'NEW FEW'

First Of 'new Few' (1961)

Good footage of the Valiant Bomber. Honnington, Suffolk.

DEEP SEA ESCAPE

Deep Sea Escape (1962)

Royal Navy test new escape suits for submarine crews.

EXPLOSION KILLS 20

Explosion Kills 20 (1962)

An exploding boiler smashes an office building causing injuries and death.

Selected Originals - EXPLOSION KILLS 20

Selected Originals - Explosion Kills 20 (1962)

Material relating to newsreel story - "Explosion...

 

 

CABLE FLEET'S NEW SHIP

Cable Fleet's New Ship (1962)

The new Cable Ship Mercury is prepared for service in Birkenhead.

'VARIETY' FOUNDER HONOURED

'variety' Founder Honoured (1964)

CJ Latta (Managing Director of Associated British Picture...

WORLD CUP STAMPS A SELL OUT

World Cup Stamps A Sell Out (1966)

Postage stamps marking England's World Cup win are an instant...

GIRL ON THE LINE

Girl On The Line (1967)

Jackie Hunter is first female G.P.O. telephone engineer. Hendon, London.

DR BORG OLIVIER WITH PATRICK GORDON WALKER

Dr Borg Olivier With Patrick Gordon Walker (1967)

Maltese Prime Minster in London to improve...

ADAM FAITH WEDS JACKIE IRVING

Adam Faith Weds Jackie Irving (1967)

Singer Adam Faith marries dancer Jackie Irving at Caxton Hall,...

CHRISTMAS STAMPS aka NEW ISSUE OF CHRISTMAS STAMPS

Christmas Stamps AKA New Issue Of Christmas Stamps (1967)

Special Christmas issue stamps on sale...

SPACE TREATY SIGNED TO SAFEGUARD ASTRONAUTS

Space Treaty Signed To Safeguard Astronauts (1968)

USSR, Britain and USA sign agreement to aid...

GPO TRAINING

GPO Training (1968)

General Post Office workers show off new equipment to help them in their job....

NET A THIEF

Net A Thief (1969)

Colin Brown demonstrates his own invention for catching thieves in the street.

Selected Originals - JERSEY TAX

Selected Originals - Jersey Tax (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story - JERSEY TAX - 69/32.

RULER OF BAHRAIN ARRIVES

Ruler Of Bahrain Arrives (1969)

Ruler of Bahrain, Sheikh Sulman Al Khalifa, arrives in London and...

BROKEN PARCELS AT 'HEARTBREAK CORNER'

Broken Parcels At 'heartbreak Corner' (1970)

GPO broken parcel centre, Mount Pleasant, London.

SOBERS WEDDING

Sobers Wedding (1969)

The cricketer West Indian Gary Sobers marries Prudence Kirby. Basford,...

ISLAND MAIL

Island Mail (1948)

Mail is delivered from Cornish mainland to Scilly Isles by boat.

FLYING COWBOY

Flying Cowboy (1949)

Sam Keener, President of Engineering Company with his own plane, is also deputy...

VICARAGE POST OFFICE

Vicarage Post Office (1953)

Reverend Parkhouse and wife run a local sub-post office in Elsted, Surrey.

CITY ART SHOW

City Art Show (1954)

Outdoor exhibition near St. Paul's of paintings by GPO workers.

GPO UNDERGROUND

GPO Underground (1948)

Various shots of mail bags on GPO underground railway in London.

SCHOOL SHOP

School Shop (1950)

Cute item about school children who turn their classroom into a shop.

FOR PROPERTY LOST

For Property Lost (1946)

Lost property office - many lost items shown.

TELEPHONE TESTS

Telephone Tests (1953)

John Laurie and his colleagues carry out tests on telephones to check their...

JAPANESE ARMY POST OFFICE - SOLDIERS RECEIVING LETTERS

Japanese Army Post Office - Soldiers Receiving Letters (1938)

Scenes from Sino-Japanese war....

POST EARLY TRAILER

Post Early Trailer (1947)

Short animated trailer film encouraging people to post early for Christmas.

 TRAILER - CORRECT STAMPING

Trailer - Correct Stamping (1948)

A short trailer film encouraging people to use the correct stamps...

 BUY IN BULK - TRAILER

Buy In Bulk - Trailer (1948)

A short trailer film encouraging people to buy stamps in books rather...

HERE & THERE - TRAILER

Here & There - Trailer (1949)

A short animated trailer film advising people to address their letters...

LETTERS FROM HOME

Letters From Home (1941)

Good shots of soldiers reading mail and papers from home as they sit in the...

ADVANCE CONTINUES

Advance Continues (1944)

British troops advance in France.

CRUISE SHIP AND H.M.S. VANGUARD

Cruise Ship And HMS Vanguard (1946)

Life onboard H.M.S. 'Vanguard'. Greenock, Strathclyde.

ODETTE SAMSON WEDS PETER CHURCHILL

Odette Samson Weds Peter Churchill (1947)

Secret service heroine Odette Samson with her new husband...

CLOTHES OFF RATION

Clothes Off Ration (1949)

Shoppers buy clothes without coupons + piles of surplus ration books at HM...

LONDON SCENES - PICCADILLY

London Scenes - Piccadilly (1940)

General London street scenes showing Piccadilly Circus and Regent...

SIGNING OF THE ECONOMIC CO- OPERATION AGREEMENT E.R.P. BY ERNEST BEVIN AND ...

Signing Of The Economic Co- Operation Agreement E.R.P. By Ernest Bevin And ... (1948)

Sir...

TANGANYIKA aka TANGANYIKA DAR ES SALAAM

Tanganyika AKA Tanganyika Dar Es Salaam (1949)

Harbour scenes at Dar Es Salaam. Dockside activity,...

 ARMY POST OFFICE

Army Post Office (1940)

Good shots of British Army Post Office at work.

OPENING OF ROYAL AIR MAIL SERVICE

Opening Of Royal Air Mail Service (1934)

Royal Air Mail service opens at Croydon Airport, Surrey.

FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET

Foreign Ministers Meet (1952)

Foreign Ministers of Britain, America and France meet at Whitehall in...

MR. DULLES AT NO. 10. - REEL 1

Mr. Dulles At No. 10. - Reel 1 (1954)

Churchill, Dulles and Eden come out of No.10.

MR. DULLES AT NO.10. - REEL 2

Mr. Dulles At No.10. - Reel 2 (1954)

Sir Winston Churchill, Mr. Dulles and Mr. Eden on steps of No.10.

MALAYA: TANJONG MALIM

Malaya: Tanjong Malim (1952)

Item showing precautions against terrorism in Tanjong Malim district of...

SUDANESE PREMIER MEETS EDEN

Sudanese Premier Meets Eden (1954)

Premier of Sudan Sayed Ismail El Azhari visits Anthony Eden at...

WORLD'S MOST MECHANISED POST OFFICE

World's Most Mechanised Post Office (1959)

World's most mechanised post office in New York.