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FRENCH ARTILLERY IN ACTION

French Artillery In Action (1939)

Item showing how French observation posts can determine where enemy...

ARMY HELPS GPO

Army Helps GPO (1940)

Men of the signal Corps. work to repair damage to telephone wires.

ARMY POST OFFICE - NOTTINGHAM

Army Post Office - Nottingham (1944)

Footage of mail being sorted at army Post Office in Nottingham.

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL

The Postmaster General (1914-1918)

Sir Herbert Samuel MP inspects Post Office Rifles and sees them at work.

GPO TRAILER

GPO Trailer (1941)

A G.P.O. trailer asks people to leave a forwarding address when they move.

AFTER 13 YEARS

After 13 Years (1929)

President William Cosgrave reopens Dublin's General Post Office after 13 years. ...

JAPANESE ARMY POST OFFICE - SOLDIERS RECEIVING LETTERS

Japanese Army Post Office - Soldiers Receiving Letters (1938)

Scenes from Sino-Japanese war....

 

 

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.

 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.

HERBERT SAMUEL WITH POST OFFICE RIFLES

Herbert Samuel With Post Office Rifles (1915)

Postmaster General, Herbert Samuel, with Post Offices...

THE 'PACIFIC POST'

The 'pacific Post' (1945)

Newspaper for the British Navy 'Pacific Post' created in Sydney.

NEW ZEALANDERS IN COLOGNE

New Zealanders In Cologne (1918)

A montage of shots to mark end of World War One.

DUBLIN - WORKLESS MARCH IN PROTEST

Dublin - Workless March In Protest (1953)

Hundreds of unemployed make a protest march through Dublin...

50 YEARS AFTER

50 Years After (1966)

Ireland marks the 50th anniversary of the Easter uprising 1916.

MOUNT PLEASANT BOMBED

Mount Pleasant Bombed (1943)

Footage of the bombed sorting office at Mount Pleasant in London.

WAR SAVINGS 'CUTS'

War Savings 'cuts' (1944)

Short film following war effort of soldiers on front and families back home.

DESIGN FOR LIVING

Design For Living (1946)

Modern houses to be built for the post war families.

THE OLD OLD STORY - BOOKS FOR THE FORCES

The Old Old Story - Books For The Forces (1945)

Ministry of Information trailer asking people to...

BOOKS FOR THE BRAVE - DONATE

Books For The Brave - Donate (1944)

Story showing the need for book donation, and how to go about it.

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS, - FOR THE FORCES

Books, Books, Books, - For The Forces (1944-1945)

Voice over requests more books for the forces and...

PACK YOUR PARCELS CAREFULLY

Pack Your Parcels Carefully (1944-1945)

Post office with worker having problems with various parcels. 'Pack...

SPECTACULAR PARADE IN DUBLIN

Spectacular Parade In Dublin (1941)

Great display of military power marches for Eamon de Valera in...

LONDON aka WINSTON CHURCHILL CIVIC

London AKA Winston Churchill Civic (1939)

Footage of Winston Churchill giving a speech calling for...

ALLIED SERVICES CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS GREETINGS

Allied Services Christmas Celebrations Greetings (1944)

The allies celebrate Christmas with trees,...

TONS OF MAIL FOR THE BEF

Tons Of Mail For The BEF (1939)

Footage of the Army Post Office and some practical advice on sending...

CENTENARY OF

Centenary Of "The Christian General" (1933)

Service and memorial mark the centenary of General...

OVER 15,000 EX-SERVICEMEN

Over 15,000 Ex-Servicemen (1933)

Members of the British Legion remember their fallen comrades.

AIR MAIL MARKS 100TH ANNIVERSARY

Air Mail Marks 100th Anniversary (1959)

100th anniversary of air mail celebrated in Lafayette,...

 WOOMERA

Woomera (1962)

Australian newsreel item looking around town of Woomera, next to rocket testing range.

FIRST AID POST

First Aid Post (1914-1918)

Soldiers and German prisoners at first aid post plus dead German soldiers in...

1910-1929, PATHE NEWS - 21 YEARS OLD

1910-1929, Pathe News - 21 Years Old (1930-1931)

A look at the first 21 years of American Pathe News.

ROYAL CAVALCADE PART 1

Royal Cavalcade Part 1 (1900-1950)

Mix of archive footage from 1900s onwards and re-enactments - mostly...

TIME TO REMEMBER - ENOUGH OF EVERYTHING 1917 - reel 1

Time To Remember - Enough Of Everything 1917 - Reel 1 (1917)

Events of 1917 - including the...

TIME TO REMEMBER -  THE TIME OF THE MONSTER  1933  - reel 2

Time To Remember - The Time Of The Monster 1933 - Reel 2 (1933)

Documentary film about events...

PEACEFUL YEARS  reel 3

Peaceful Years Reel 3 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938

THIS DAY - APRIL 15  NO 12

This Day - April 15 No 12 (1921-1945)

Short Documentary film about events around that date throughout the...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1946

Review Of The Year 1946 (1946)

The year's most important news stories, as decided by editors of...