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OLD IRON FROM GERMANY & CONTRABAND CONTROL

Old Iron From Germany & Contraband Control (1940)

An old German warship is salvaged for scrap and...

YOUR WASTE PAPER - WHAT BECOMES OF IT aka YOU'RE WASTE PAPER TRAILER ?

Your Waste Paper - What Becomes Of It AKA You're Waste Paper Trailer ? (1941)

A look at how...

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL FILM - WASTE PAPER TRAILER

Government Official Film - Waste Paper Trailer (1942)

Government official film urging us to save...

SALVAGE aka BEACHCOMBING

Salvage AKA Beachcombing (1940)

Wartime beachcombers find all sorts of things from cotton wool to a...

SUBMARINE SIDON DISASTER

Submarine Sidon Disaster (1955)

13 people died when submarine 'Sidon' sank in Portland Harbour.

 FRENCH WRECKS

French Wrecks (1948)

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

ACTIVITIES AT THE DEPOT - SALVAGE

Activities At The Depot - Salvage (1914-1918)

Salvage / recycling materials for war use.

 

 

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TRAILER - SAVE BONES

Government Official Trailer - Save Bones (1943)

Government urges the population to save bones for...

DESERT SALVAGE

Desert Salvage (1943)

Scrap metal and spare parts for military vehicles are supplied from North African...

TICKETS DREAM - TRAILER aka GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

Tickets Dream - Trailer AKA Government Official (1944)

Ministry of Information cartoon encouraging...

SCRAP METAL SALVAGE 'DOWN UNDER'

Scrap Metal Salvage 'down Under' (1940)

Lots of scrap metal is collected and broken down in a scrap...

SALVAGE issue title - ALL THE BEST!

Salvage Issue Title - All The Best! (1941)

The Australian army saves £30,000 a year by salvaging and...

NEW CHEMICAL SAVES SHIPS aka SHIP DE-OILED                                      ...

New Chemical Saves Ships AKA Ship De-Oiled ... (1944)

New...

SIDON RAISED

Sidon Raised (1955)

Dramatic shots of the raising of the sunken submarine 'Sidon' in Portland Harbour.

SALVAGING 'NEW YORK' IN KIEL

Salvaging 'new York' In Kiel (1949)

Item showing steamer 'New York' being salvaged in Kiel harbour....

DER TAG SCAPA FLOW REEL

Der Tag Scapa Flow Reel (1924)

Duplicate story from Pathe Gazette issue about salvaging warships from...

GERMAN BATTLESHIP RAISED SCAPA FLOW REEL

German Battleship Raised Scapa Flow Reel (1924)

Duplicate of item in G 1110 about salvaging...

AN IN GLORIOUS END

An In Glorious End (1914-1918)

Wrecked German submarine on Hastings beach is broken down for scrap.

SALVAGE FROM THE SEA

Salvage From The Sea (1941)

Ship grounded off New Zealand is broken up for scrap metal for the war...

CRYSTAL PALACE TOWER - THE END

Crystal Palace Tower - The End (1941)

Last bit of Crystal Palace is demolished, steel frame will be...

SAVE RUBBER TRAILER

Save Rubber Trailer (1942)

Actor Basil Radford steals bits of rubber to draw attention to the rubber...

SAVE TOOTHPASTE TUBES - TRAILER

Save Toothpaste Tubes - Trailer (1942)

Government trailer to encourage recycling of toothpaste tubes...

SOAP BOX SALVAGE

Soap Box Salvage (1940)

Boys in Australia collect waste materials for use in the war effort.

TRUCULENT RETURNS TO PORT

Truculent Returns To Port (1950)

The sunk submarine HMS Truculent is salvaged by 2 German lifting...

SPANISH GALLEON MAY REVEAL LOST TREASURES

Spanish Galleon May Reveal Lost Treasures (1950)

The Navy hope to salvage treasure from a sunken...

U-BOAT REFLOATED

U-Boat Refloated (1958)

A German U-Boat submarine is salvaged from the Baltic Sea off Sweden.

CAR DUMP

Car Dump (1943)

Female workers salvage old cars at Crystal Palace, London.

SALVAGING

Salvaging "Samtampa" (1948)

Fred Winstanley salvages the U.S.S. "Samtampa" for scrap metal at Porthcawl....

"Warspite" (1950)

H.M.S "Warspite" near St. Michael's Mount before going to be broken up. Penzance,...

LENINGRAD RESTARTS aka STALINGRAD RESTARTS

Leningrad Restarts AKA Stalingrad Restarts

Steelworks in Stalingrad working again - melting...

SCRAP FOR ARMS

Scrap For Arms

A ship full of scrap metal is off loaded at a British port.

RUSSIANS CUT TROOPS AND ARMS

Russians Cut Troops And Arms (1960)

The Russian army scales down by scrapping weapons and vehicles. ...

SUCCESS AT SCAPA FLOW SCAPA FLOW REEL

Success At Scapa Flow Scapa Flow Reel (1924)

Duplicate of story in Pathe Gazette issue G 1099.

SORTING SALVAGE

Sorting Salvage (1942)

Government advises upon how to get rid of your rubbish

CARE OF CLOTHES

Care Of Clothes (1942)

Discarding of clothes carelessly affects the war

PANDORA'S BOXES - SALVAGE IS IMPORTANT

Pandora's Boxes - Salvage Is Important (1945)

Ministry of Information trailer urging people to...

SAVE PAPER AND BONES

Save Paper And Bones (1946)

Trailer asking people to save paper and bones for recycling.

PAPER IS PRECIOUS

Paper Is Precious (1941-1946)

Trailer telling us not to waste paper.

BONES..BONES..BONES - SAVE BONES

Bones..Bones..Bones - Save Bones (1944)

Cartoon explains how bones are weapons of war.

THAT'S THE STUFF TO GIVE 'EM - DON'T THROW ITEMS AWAY

That's The Stuff To Give 'em - Don't Throw Items Away (1944)

Man in bowler hat salvages fabric...

TURKISH CRUISER 'MEDJIDIE'

Turkish Cruiser 'medjidie' (1914-1918)

Shots of the sunken Turkish cruiser ship Mecidiye in the Black Sea.

QUEEN VISITS SALVAGE CENTRES

Queen Visits Salvage Centres (1941)

Queen visits centre where tins, glass bottles and paper have been...

ALUMINIUM ROUND-UP

Aluminium Round-Up (1941)

The people of Washington give their pots and pans for the war effort. America....

"Warspite" (1948)

Salvage men break up the battleship 'Warspite', run aground on the Cornish coast.

LAND MINES - 1940 + WASTE PAPER FOR CARDBOARD

Land Mines - 1940 + Waste Paper For Cardboard (1940)

Dutch civilians lay land mines in fields +...

SAVE KITCHEN SCRAP FOR CHICKEN

Save Kitchen Scrap For Chicken (1942)

Government advises to save scraps for farm animals.

MOBILISE YOUR SCRAP

Mobilise Your Scrap (1942)

A Government Official film showing the uses for scrap metal, and appealing...

BOOKS FOR THE TROOPS - FEBRUARY 1942

Books For The Troops - February 1942 (1940-1942)

Queen visits central depot where the books and magazines...

CINDERAGELLA OR RAGS TO STITCHES

Cinderagella Or Rags To Stitches (1944)

Cartoon showing that rags should be recycled.

'THANK YOU HOUSEWIVES' SALUTE TO HOUSEWIVES

'thank You Housewives' Salute To Housewives (1944)

Navy officer, parachutist, army officer, farmer...