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BY PIPELINE TO THE FRONT aka BY PIPE - LINE

By Pipeline To The Front AKA By Pipe - Line (1944)

New method of transporting oil by pipes across...

NIGHT SHOTS OF LARGE FIRE

Night Shots Of Large Fire (1945)

Kalaung airport petrol dump blaze at night.

OIL REFINERY FIRE: CANADA

Oil Refinery Fire: Canada (1948)

Firemen fight fire at petrol refinery in Canada.

FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA

Floods In Australia (1945)

New South Wales, Australia, suffers severe floods.

MOTORING GOES BACK ON RATION

Motoring Goes Back On Ration (1948)

Return of the petrol ration for private motorists.

MONKEY AT GARAGE issue title is OUT OF THE WOOD

Monkey At Garage Issue Title Is Out Of The Wood (1938)

Petrol pump attendant at work with pet...

SERVICE STATION

Service Station (1950)

Three women working at service station in Wembley, London.

 

 

NEW £8,000,000 PETROL PLANT aka STANLOW OIL REFINERY

New £8,000,000 Petrol Plant AKA Stanlow Oil Refinery (1952)

A Cheshire Oil refinery booms as...

DIY GARAGE - GET OUT AND GET UNDER

Diy Garage - Get Out And Get Under (1966)

First do-it-yourself garage opened in Harlow.

BRANDED PETROL ON THE MARKET AGAIN

Branded Petrol On The Market Again (1953)

Branded Petrol returns to sale after petrol crisis....

SPEECH BY HUGH GAITSKELL

Speech By Hugh Gaitskell (1948)

Fuel Minister Hugh Gaitskell defends withdrawal of basic petrol...

EUROPE UNDER PETROL SHORTAGE - SCENES IN PARIS, LONDON AND DENMARK

Europe Under Petrol Shortage - Scenes In Paris, London And Denmark (1956)

The effects of the...

TRANS-BRITAIN PIPELINE

Trans-Britain Pipeline (1945)

Pipelines across Britain enable distribution of petrol across the...

ROADSIDE PETROL STATION

Roadside Petrol Station (1920)

Super cute petrol station - the first "of its kind" in Britain.

FLOATING PETROL PUMP issue title TAME GENTLEMEN PLEASE

Floating Petrol Pump Issue Title Tame Gentlemen Please (1937)

Petrol pump in boat acts as...

RADIO TANKERS

Radio Tankers (1954)

Two men drive a petrol tanker around an airport to refuel aeroplanes.

PETROLEUM RESEARCH IN AGRIGENTO

Petroleum Research In Agrigento (1954)

Princess Pignatelli breaking champagne bottle on derrick.

FRENCH MINERS MARCHING

French Miners Marching (1963)

French miners on the march throughout the country.

PETROL FOR RHODESIA ARRIVES BY ROAD TANKERS

Petrol For Rhodesia Arrives By Road Tankers (1966)

Petrol for Rhodesia arrives by road tankers

THE ROMANCE OF THE MOTORCAR  aka THE MOTORCAR AND ITS MECHANISM  Reel 2

The Romance Of The Motorcar AKA The Motorcar And Its Mechanism Reel 2 (1935)

Long film...

MOTORING OF FUTURE issue title is TOMORROW ALWAYS COMES

Motoring Of Future Issue Title Is Tomorrow Always Comes (1943)

Imagining what car of future will...

ITALY - BLACK MARKET

Italy - Black Market (1947)

Hunger flourishes in Italy while plenty of food is available on the black...

CAMEL TRANSPORT IN THE DESERT

Camel Transport In The Desert (1942)

Petrol for the Allied Army is transported across the desert by...

COAL - - DRIVE!

Coal - - Drive! (1932)

A tractor powered by charcoal and a car powered by wood chips.

THE GADABOUT

The Gadabout (1947)

Man demonstrates new Swallow Gadabout scooter on London streets.

PETROL STATIONS IN THE SKY ?

Petrol Stations In The Sky ? (1929)

Good footage of aeroplane being refuelled in mid-flight in the...

FOG LANDING AIRCRAFT aka 'FIDO'

Fog Landing Aircraft AKA 'fido' (1946)

RAF film about the 'Fido' Project.

ARRIVAL OF FIRST TANKER TO KENT REFINERY

Arrival Of First Tanker To Kent Refinery (1952)

Item showing development of Kent Refinery. Isle of...

MINISTER OF FUEL SPEAKS ON PETROL

Minister Of Fuel Speaks On Petrol (1956)

Fuel Minister Aubrey Jones speaks about petrol rationing.

BRIDGE REPLACES FERRY

Bridge Replaces Ferry (1963)

A new bridge is built in Pooncarie, Australia. It puts the local car ferry...

THE CAR FOR A.D. 2000

The Car For A.D. 2000 (1968)

A laboratory scene for testing new fuels and Citroen cars on show.

FRANCE IN GRIP OF GENERAL STRIKE

France In Grip Of General Strike (1961)

Shots of Paris during general strike.

MARKETS OF THE WORLD Reel 2

Markets Of The World Reel 2 (1965)

Mini cars in action on the race track and urban highways

ITALY'S HUNGER

Italy's Hunger (1947)

The Black market flourishes amidst hunger in Italy.

PETROL TESTS

Petrol Tests (1952)

Research engineers test new types of petrol.

"It's A Topsy Turvey World Today!" (1932)

Comment on the American depression - corn is so cheap that...

OPERATION PLUTO

Operation Pluto (1945)

Huge petrol pipeline was constructed under English Channel to supply troops on...

FLOATING FILLING STATION

Floating Filling Station (1951)

Footage of floating filling station in London.

GARAGE ROBOT

Garage Robot (1953)

Saluting robot stands outside a petrol station in Stratford St Mary, Suffolk.

ON THE AIRBRIDGE - PETROL AND OIL

On The Airbridge - Petrol And Oil (1949)

Petrol and oil being transported around Germany by planes.

NEWS FROM USA

News From USA (1948)

Car running on castor oil & wild geese keeper gets ready for Christmas.

CHANGE PARTNERS

Change Partners (1945)

Excellent footage about dance hostess at Stage Door Canteen club in London.

 TRANSPORT STRIKE U.S.A.

Transport Strike U.S.A. (1934)

Various scenes surrounding industrial unrest in America - 1934.

MORRIS GAZETTE 1934 reel 1

Morris Gazette 1934 Reel 1 (1934)

The latest vehicles and engines manufactured by Morris are seen in...

ELECTRIC CAR IN 1940

Electric Car In 1940 (1940)

Footage of new electric car demonstrated.

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD - OIL - Reel 2 - record a

The Wealth Of The World - Oil - Reel 2 - Record A (1950-1959)

Documentary looking at the history of the...

THE ROMANCE OF THE MOTORCAR  aka THE MOTORCAR AND ITS MECHANISM  Reel 1

The Romance Of The Motorcar AKA The Motorcar And Its Mechanism Reel 1 (1935)

Long film...

DESIGN FOR WORK - reel 1

Design For Work - Reel 1 (1958)

Promotional film for Austin lorries and vans - includes footage of...

MAKING THE MOST OF IT reel 2

Making The Most Of It Reel 2 (1956)

Great documentary showing the testing of cars by long distance...