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MOVING A HILL

Moving A Hill (1942)

Big machines work in a quarry.

BOOM

Boom (1931)

Footage of the side of a rock face being dynamited in a quarry.

MINING ON THE LEVEL

Mining On The Level (1937)

A look at a mining process begun at ground level. No soundtrack or paperwork...

BLASTING A LIME STONE QUARRY IN YORKSHIRE

Blasting A Lime Stone Quarry In Yorkshire (1938)

Dynamite explosion blasts a limestone quarry in...

BIG BLAST AT WESTMORELAND

Big Blast At Westmoreland (1939)

Footage of huge explosion in Westmoreland.

STRIP MINING

Strip Mining (1975)

Fork lift truck fills truck in open quarry.

WITH A MIGHTY ROAR!

With A Mighty Roar! (1932)

A limestone quarry in Germany - dynamite blows apart the face.

 

 

THE STONE AGE OF TODAY

The Stone Age Of Today (1936)

Granite is blasted from the hills of Eastern Poland and broken up to be...

THE SUPER GIANT!

The Super Giant! (1939)

A huge digging crane scoops clay out of a quarry.

JEDBURGH'S BIG BLAST

Jedburgh's Big Blast (1938)

Quarrymen explode rock for road making at Jedburgh, Scotland.

A BIG BANG

A Big Bang (1928)

16 charges of high explosives are used to blow out rocks at Llandullas Limestone...

OLD CRAFT LEARNS NEW WAYS

Old Craft Learns New Ways (1958)

View of slate quarry in Wales - new techniques for making bricks from...

QUARRY BLASTING

Quarry Blasting (1951)

Footage of quarry blasting at Caldon Low quarry in Derbyshire.

 MARBLE QUARRY

Marble Quarry (1954)

Shots of marble being quarried in the Carrara Mountains in Italy.

AFRICAN WOMEN AND QUARRY

African Women And Quarry (1963)

African scenes. Women doing their washing in a river. Quarry...

SLATE QUARRY beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Slate Quarry Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1964)

Good footage of men at work in a...

BLOWING UP A MOUNTAIN

Blowing Up A Mountain (1932)

Long shots of an explosion in a marble quarry in Italy - half a mountain...

THE BIG BLAST Dublin issue

The Big Blast Dublin Issue (1942)

A huge explosion shifts limestone in a quarry at Keighley.

DYNAMITING A MOUNTAIN

Dynamiting A Mountain (1925)

A mountain is blown up with dynamite causing fragments of limestone to fly...

BANG!

Bang! (1934)

Rock is blasted from a quarry in the stone valleys of Caprona, Italy.

WOOL FROM VOLCANOES

Wool From Volcanoes (1957)

In Sicily, spun lava is used for from soundproofing to glamorous gowns -...

LAND GIANT IN ACTION

Land Giant In Action (1951)

A massive grab digger is shown in action in a Corby Ironstone quarry.

MALTA QUARRY aka MALTA QUARRY AND MEGALITHIC STONES

Malta Quarry AKA Malta Quarry And Megalithic Stones (1940)

Men break up limestone slabs in Malta...

QUARRY AND GOAT issue title - HOT AND COLD

Quarry And Goat Issue Title - Hot And Cold (1942)

A goat and pig are mascots of a limestone quarry.

WALKING DRAGLINE

Walking Dragline (1954)

The world's largest dragline used for digging in Northampton.

A GIANT AM I

A Giant Am I (1934)

Large excavation machine at work in a quarry in Corby in Northamptonshire.

THE MARBLE MEN

The Marble Men (1929)

A marble quarry is featured - men at work breaking up the stone.

DOWN IN THE QUARRY - SOMETHING STIRRED!

Down In The Quarry - Something Stirred! (1930)

Explosions in limestone quarries in Bowes,...

BIG BLAST IN DALBEATTIE

Big Blast In Dalbeattie (1938)

An explosive charge is set off at the Dalbeattie granite quarry in...

A TALE OF TALCUM!

A Tale Of Talcum! (1933)

Men gather talcum rocks at an Oregon quarry while women powder their faces with...

THE GRANITE MEN OF POLAND

The Granite Men Of Poland (1935)

Men at work in a stone quarry in Klesow, Poland.

STONE MEN OF WALES

Stone Men Of Wales (1936)

Good study of a large stone quarry in Carnarvonshire, Wales.

SLATE QUARRY issue title ANTIPODES CALLING

Slate Quarry Issue Title Antipodes Calling (1938)

Men working in Scottish slate quarry.

COTSWOLD STONE AND CHIPPING CAMDEN issue title - UPS AND DOWNS

Cotswold Stone And Chipping Camden Issue Title - Ups And Downs (1940)

Stone quarrying and views...

IRONSTONE issue title is GOOD GROUNDS

Ironstone Issue Title Is Good Grounds (1943)

Iron ore being excavated to make weapons in...

MIDDLE EAST WORKERS

Middle East Workers (1943)

Rebuilding work goes on in Middle East.

THURROCK: REFILL QUARRIES

Thurrock: Refill Quarries (1970-1979)

News report about reclamation of wasteland for housing at Thurrock.

CHINA CLAY

China Clay (1940-1949)

Educational film showing processes involved in obtaining clay from the ground.

BRUNSWICK HEADS BREAKWATER OPENED

Brunswick Heads Breakwater Opened (1962)

New harbour opened at Brunswick Heads, New South Wales,...

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 3

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 3 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 392 - SLATE QUARRY, FISH TRAP and CARTOONISTS'...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 392 - Slate Quarry, Fish Trap And Cartoonists'... (1962)

Cuts...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 506 - MODEL VILLAGE, CROAGH PATRICK PILGRIMAGE & SLATE...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 506 - Model Village, Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage & Slate... (1964)

Out...

RAILWAY CURIOSITIES

Railway Curiosities (1935)

A novel way of getting home from the quarry in Port Madoc and the oldest...

A COPPER GOLD MINE!

A Copper Gold Mine! (1940)

Men at work at an open copper mine in Arizona, United States of America.

CLIMBING THE UNCLIMBABLE!

Climbing The Unclimbable! (1934)

A saloon car climbs the steep and winding track in the village of...

THE LIME MEN

The Lime Men (1933)

Processes involved in blasting, crushing and grading limestone.

BRICKS BY THE MILLION - FILMED AT FLETTON

Bricks By The Million - Filmed At Fletton (1933)

Processes involved in making bricks.

THE QUARRY FOLK OF SHROPSHIRE

The Quarry Folk Of Shropshire (1933)

Processes involved in extracting stone from a quarry in...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 17

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 17 (1935)

Austria's Glossglockner mountain, traditional...

DUKE AT SLATE QUARRIES

Duke At Slate Quarries (1956)

Duke of Edinburgh visits Dinorwic Slate Quarry, North Wales.