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ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS - HUNGARY

Artistic Gymnastics - Hungary (1965)

Girls practice artistic gymnastic from very young age in Hungary....

SURFING

Surfing (1967)

French surfing championships in Biarritz, France.

SURF RIDING CHAMPIONSHIP IN SYDNEY

Surf Riding Championship In Sydney (1939)

Footage of Australian lifeguard competition in Sydney.

'BERNBOROUGH' WONDER HORSE

'bernborough' Wonder Horse (1946)

Bernborough, the Australian champion race horse in training.

BACK THE ATTACK!  aka PIGEONS FLY OFF

Back The Attack! AKA Pigeons Fly Off (1940-1949)

Pigeons are used to send messages to Australian towns...

"Timber-Toppers" ... And Topplers! (1933)

Horse jumping competition from Sydney Agricultural Show -...

SECRETS OF RUNNING

Secrets Of Running (1934)

Champion runner Thomas Hampson shows us his technique on the running track.

 

 

ROUNDING UP KING OF THE JUMPERS

Rounding Up King Of The Jumpers (1935)

Good footage of Kangaroos in Australia.

DOG RACING PHOTO - FINISH HAS TRY OUT

Dog Racing Photo - Finish Has Try Out (1945)

First use of electric-eye camera in Britain decides the...

WHITE CITY HORSE JUMPING

White City Horse Jumping (1945)

Horse jumping championship is held at White City, London.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

Racing In Australia (1944)

'Main Topic' wins the Metropolitan horse race in Australia.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA - MOTOCROSS aka STEEPLECHASING - MOTORCYCLES V HORSES

Czechoslovakia - Motocross AKA Steeplechasing - Motorcycles V Horses (1969)

Motorcyclists...

CAMEL RACE

Camel Race (1969)

Camel racing in Cologne, Germany

CYCLE POLO

Cycle Polo (1949)

Footage of cycle polo match in progress.

INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

International Swimming In Czechoslovakia (1964)

International swimming competition takes place in...

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN STEEPLECHASE

Czechoslovakian Steeplechase (1966)

Footage of the Czechoslovakian steeplechase.

A SLING SHOT TO TEST JET PLANES

A Sling Shot To Test Jet Planes (1954)

A mechanism to reproduce the jet thrust at takeoff designed...

SYDNEY AGRICULTURAL SHOW

Sydney Agricultural Show (1934)

Horses are great fun - shows a horse jumping competition at Sidney...

AMERICA'S BEST BEATS AFRICA'S BEST

America's Best Beats Africa's Best (1931)

American athletes compete against team from South Africa.

CHERTSEY

Chertsey (1939)

Footage of stuntman Tony Daring performing some crazy stunts in Chertsey, Surrey.

DEXTERITY AND DARING AT SYDNEY SHOW

Dexterity And Daring At Sydney Show (1939)

Farmers competitions which includes wheat pitching in...

THE SKIPPER!

The Skipper! (1931)

Champion Skipper Mr J Lewis does some nifty skipping in the studio.

ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPHIC MARVEL

Another Photographic Marvel (1933)

Slow motion footage taken by the ultra high speed high speed...

THE SMOKE DIVER

The Smoke Diver (1933)

Smoke billows out of a mans suit before he jumps into a pool of water.

AVALANCHE

Avalanche (1935)

Good footage of an avalanche in progress.

THE FLYING FISH!

The Flying Fish! (1935)

Olympic diving ace Frank Kortz shows off his skill in an open-air pool.

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

The Flying Dutchman (1937)

Three young men in Holland practising acrobatic tricks on trapeze.

THE BOOMERANG'S SECRET

The Boomerang's Secret (1938)

A boomerang in action, thrown and received by Australian Champion Frank...

RAYMOND NEWELL

Raymond Newell (1939)

Footage of the baritone Raymond Newell singing 'Slowcoach'

DIVING TO FAME!

Diving To Fame! (1940)

Slow motion shots of men diving into a swimming pool.

THE GRAND NATIONAL

The Grand National (1947)

The 1947 Grand National is won by the Irish outsider Caughoo.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW AT SYDNEY

Royal Agricultural Show At Sydney (1939)

Agricultural farm show in Sydney in Australia.

EASTBOURNE

Eastbourne (1946)

Unexploded German bomb is detonated in Eastbourne.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

Racing In Australia (1939)

Footage of the Australian Derby at Randwick, Australia.

AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS

Australian Athletics (1940)

Gerald Backhouse features in Athletics meeting from New South Wales.

AUSTRALIA'S WONDER HORSE WINS TWO MORE

Australia's Wonder Horse Wins Two More (1940)

Famous Aussie race horse Ajax wins two races.

DRYLAND DIVING

Dryland Diving (1933)

Teenagers practise diving on a beach in Australia.

THE DANCE ACROBATIC

The Dance Acrobatic (1933)

Exhibition dance performed by Divina, Revel & Alvis.

GEORGIA COLEMAN

Georgia Coleman (1933)

Various dives are demonstrated by the Olympic Women's Spring Board champion.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 11 - THE HURDLER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler (1934)

Olympic hurdler Miss Webb in training at a...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 23 - ATHLETIC EVE

Feminine Pictorialities No. 23 - Athletic Eve (1934)

Miss Louie Fawcett throws the javelin and the...

SKI SHAPERS!

Ski Shapers! (1936)

Slow motion shots of ski jumpers and skis being made by craftsmen.

JUMPS AND BUMPS

Jumps And Bumps (1931)

Short segment showing stunt motorcyclists riding over ramps.

CRASH !

Crash ! (1932)

Footage of stuntman Harry Lorraine jumping through sheet of glass.

LES GIRLS

Les Girls (1932)

Footage of the famous Folies Bergeres.

GRAND PRIX AT AACHEN

Grand Prix At Aachen (1951)

Show jumping event from Germany.

TITLE BOUT-ROBINSON V FUSARE

Title Bout-Robinson V Fusare (1950)

Sugar Ray Robinson wins charity boxing match in the United States...

POLE VAULT OR SWIM

Pole Vault Or Swim (1959)

Pole vaulting competition across a canal in Holland.

GOLF SWING REGULATOR

Golf Swing Regulator (1936)

A golf swing regulator tied around the waist and to the handle of the club...

ALICE MARBLE issue title PLAY SONG AND PATTER

Alice Marble Issue Title Play Song And Patter (1937)

Alice Marble, American tennis star, in action...