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LONDON'S FLOATING BUSES

London's Floating Buses (1940)

Pleasure steamers are used to provide transport along the River Thames.

LAUNCHED SIDEWAYS

Launched Sideways (1931)

Three small tugs are launched sideways into a river near Doncaster.

INGENUITY SAVES LOST SHIPS

Ingenuity Saves Lost Ships (1948)

French salvage sunken German ships from Loire by changing the course...

RISKY BUSINESS!

Risky Business! (1933)

Canoe race down the Isar River in Germany.

CORACLE FISHING

Coracle Fishing (1934)

Two men go fishing on the Welsh River Dee in a coracle boat.

JUST BARGING ALONG!

Just Barging Along! (1934)

Passengers are taken down the River Traun on a large barge.

THE FALLS OF TIVOLI, ITALY

The Falls Of Tivoli, Italy (1934)

Good footage of the waterfalls of Tivoli near Rome.

 

 

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The "Leapers" Return (1935)

Salmon leap upriver at Romsey in Hampshire.

SHOOT !

Shoot ! (1933)

Footage of swimmers in Australia swimming over the Wollondilly torrent, Australia.

CHEERS ALL THE WAY

Cheers All The Way (1924)

Sailors relaxing with their children and working on the ship.

INDIA SEES ECLIPSE

India Sees Eclipse (1952)

In Delhi, over million Hindus assemble for the solar eclipse festival.

'COPTER STRIKE JUNGLE REDS

'copter Strike Jungle Reds (1953)

Malayan Security Forces attack Red terrorist in jungle.

HOLLAND'S WORST POST-WAR FIRE

Holland's Worst Post-War Fire (1954)

150 firemen from 6 Dutch cities fight a warehouse blaze at...

WASHING AWAY AN ECLIPSE

Washing Away An Eclipse (1956)

Hindus ward off the evil effects of a solar eclipse by bathing in the...

A TRAGEDY OF THE THAMES

A Tragedy Of The Thames (1931)

A liner runs into a tug on the River Thames with the loss of 8 lives.

"La Coupe De Noel" (1931)

Swimmers race through the chilly waters of the River Seine.

FARMERS FACE RUIN

Farmers Face Ruin (1957)

Thousands of North Italian farmers face ruin as floods sweep Piedmont and...

NEWS IN FLASHES

News In Flashes (1951)

The River Thames floods its banks and creates havoc in Maidenhead.

EASTER PARADE - record c Canoe Hiking

Easter Parade - Record C Canoe Hiking (1950)

Canoeing in Midhurst, Sussex.

TUNNELLING UNDER THE THAMES

Tunnelling Under The Thames (1958)

Great scenes of the building of the Dartford Tunnel under the River...

ROAD CONQUERS JUNGLE

Road Conquers Jungle (1958)

Bulldozers and big machines are used to clear the path of a new large road...

FLOODS RAVAGE AUSTRIA aka FLOODS IN AUSTRIA

Floods Ravage Austria AKA Floods In Austria (1959)

Bad flooding around River Salzach area of...

RIVER AND BARGE

River And Barge (1938)

Special boat clearing the weeds in river Stour.

CLYDE TUG BOATS aka TUGBOATS issue title reads HEADS AND TAILS

Clyde Tug Boats AKA Tugboats Issue Title Reads Heads And Tails (1938)

Tug boat on River Clyde...

WEED CUTTING issue title is WATER WATER EVERYWHERE

Weed Cutting Issue Title Is Water Water Everywhere (1938)

Special boat for cutting weeds that clog...

RESTOCKING TYNE AND TRIBUTARIES

Restocking Tyne And Tributaries (1941)

The river Tyne is restocked with young trout.

SECTIONS

Sections (1943)

Mathematical and scientific ways of dividing things into sections.

SWAN UPPING

Swan Upping (1926)

Traditional custom of marking the swans on the River Thames.

NEWS FLASHES - FRANCE - FRENCH FLOODS

News Flashes - France - French Floods (1955)

The river Seine rises and threatens to flood Paris.

4 DIE IN SUB DISASTER

4 Die In Sub Disaster (1954)

Submarine "Talent" is swept across Medway from its dry dock - 4 dockyard...

SWANS RETURNED TO THE RIVER

Swans Returned To The River (1956)

Cleaned Thames swans return to the river.

JOUST AND SOUSED

Joust And Soused (1962)

Jousting in boats on the Danube in Ulm in Germany.

ICEBREAKERS GET THROUGH

Icebreakers Get Through (1963)

Ice breakers at work in Holland.

DEVON OTTER HUNTING aka WHITSUN PLAYTIME

Devon Otter Hunting AKA Whitsun Playtime (1964)

Men and women take their dogs out to hunt otters...

INFLATABLE STRUCTURES aka MAKING INFLATABLE FLOATING FURNITURE

Inflatable Structures AKA Making Inflatable Floating Furniture (1968)

People float on river and...

NEW MERSEY TUNNEL

New Mersey Tunnel (1968)

Building of new traffic tunnel under the River Mersey.

HOVERCRAFT RALLY

Hovercraft Rally (1968)

International Hovercraft Rally held in Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

SOLAR ECLIPSE

Solar Eclipse (1968)

Hindus gather in Kurukshtra for eclipse of the sun. India.

LARGEST TANKER

Largest Tanker (1968)

Tanker 'Megara' is largest ship ever to enter Thames. London.

NEW LONDON BRIDGE

New London Bridge (1969)

Sections of the new London Bridge are put into position while the old one is...

PLEASURE BEACH

Pleasure Beach (1946)

Footage of people enjoying themselves on the banks of the River Thames. London.

COACHING BARGE

Coaching Barge (1951)

"Leviathan" the new coaching barge for oarsmen makes its first outing in Oxford.

SIESTA

Siesta (1946)

People having siesta in Hyde Park during lunch hour.

WINTERS ICY GRIP aka WINTER'S ICY GRIP

Winters Icy Grip AKA Winter's Icy Grip (1929)

People skate on the frozen rivers of France.

A NOVEL CRAFT

A Novel Craft (1922)

A new type of boat is demonstrated - the Vane-wheel ship.

DEVASTATION IN JAPANESE FLOODS

Devastation In Japanese Floods (1947)

Terrible floods follow the bursting of the banks of the Tone...

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT

Houses Of Parliament (1934)

Poor quality shots of the Palace of Westminster.

UN DIMANCHE SUR LA MARNE aka SUNDAY ON RIVER - PARIS - 1932

UN Dimanche Sur La Marne AKA Sunday On River - Paris - 1932 (1932)

The French enjoy a relaxing...

M.T.B. ON THAMES - 1939

M.T.B. On Thames - 1939 (1939)

Air Sea Rescue boats on Thames in 1939.

 FRENCH WRECKS

French Wrecks (1948)

The French salvage sunken German ships from Loire by changing the course of the...