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MAKING RAFTS

Making Rafts (1943)

Versatile rafts are made at Tyneside.

CLIFF RESCUE

Cliff Rescue (1949)

New cliff rescue equipment is tested at Beachy Head in Sussex.

MINES RESCUE STATION

Mines Rescue Station (1952)

Mines' rescue crew at Wakefield on practice exercise.

"The Pilot Of One Is Safe" (1942)

Airmen in distress at sea is thrown a dinghy and rescued by the...

AIR-SEA RESCUE

Air-Sea Rescue (1970)

Demonstration of new Air-Sea rescue service in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

POLICE WATER RESCUE TRAINING

Police Water Rescue Training (1947)

Police in Kingston demonstrates how to rescue drowning men from a...

CLIFF RESCUE

Cliff Rescue (1954)

Demonstration of cliff rescue at Burling Gap, Sussex.

 

 

OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL

Outward Bound School (1951)

Boys at an outward bound school learn how to carry out rescues on difficult...

ANIMAL SAGACITY

Animal Sagacity (1935)

Viennese police dogs show off their skill, bravery and intelligence.

SCOUTS issue title BLITZ AND PIECES

Scouts Issue Title Blitz And Pieces (1941)

Boy Scouts from London do rescue work at bomb sites +...

WOMEN LIFESAVERS aka LIFE SAVING GIRLS

Women Lifesavers AKA Life Saving Girls (1943)

An item showing female lifeguards at Clifton in South...

LIFEBOATS aka LIFEBOATMEN

Lifeboats AKA Lifeboatmen (1948)

Launching lifeboat at Walmer in Kent and new type of parachute...

MOUNTAIN RESCUE

Mountain Rescue (1948)

A mountain rescue is carried out at Betheda near Betws-y-Coed, Wales.

RSPCA RESCUE

Rspca Rescue (1952)

RSPCA rescue mission in Cornwall

COAST GUARDS aka COASTGUARDS

Coast Guards AKA Coastguards (1950)

Isle of Wight cliff top coast guard exercise.

NEW RESCUE METHOD

New Rescue Method (1964)

New air rescue method being demonstrated in Florida, USA.

FIRE PREVENTION DEPENDS ON YOU aka FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN N.S.W.

Fire Prevention Depends On You AKA Fire Prevention Week In N.S.W. (1967)

Australian firemen...

4 TRAPPED BY CAVE - IN

4 Trapped By Cave - In (1952)

Rescue in Ontario, Canada, of men dug out of landfall in deep ditch

LAND'S END WRECK DRAMA

Land's End Wreck Drama (1952)

Crew of S.S. Liberty rescued from shipwreck off Land's End.

Selected Originals - 4 TRAPPED BY CAVE - IN

Selected Originals - 4 Trapped By Cave - In (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "4 Trapped...

15,000 FLEE DYKE BURST

15,000 Flee Dyke Burst (1960)

Various shots of people and animals being rescued from floods in Holland.

SUSSEX DOWNS RANGER

Sussex Downs Ranger (1949)

A working day of Sussex Downs Ranger.

NORTH SEA DISASTER

North Sea Disaster (1953)

Aftermath of a sea disaster when "Duke of York" collided with American ship...

ASTRA GAZETTE NO 3 - part 2

Astra Gazette No 3 - Part 2 (1956)

Tame lion at Southport Zoo & RAF mountain rescue unit in action.

SUB RESCUES AIR VICTIMS

Sub Rescues Air Victims (1951)

Crew from American submarine help a helicopter that has ditched of the...

Selected Originals - SUB RESCUES AIR VICTIMS

Selected Originals - Sub Rescues Air Victims (1951)

Material relating to newsreel story "Sub...

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS - 2 STORIES

People In The News - 2 Stories (1959)

Monty unveils statue of Churchill + Duke of Edinburgh at...