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NEW SUPER CABLE

New Super Cable (1926)

Telegraph cable from American is dragged ashore at Sennen Cove, Cornwall.

SIGNAL BOX STORY issue title - TAKEN AS RED!

Signal Box Story Issue Title - Taken As Red! (1943)

Mr and Mrs Chris Attwood both work different...

LAYING TELEPHONE LINE IN THE SAAR

Laying Telephone Line In The Saar (1945)

American soldiers in "Weasel" jeep lay telegraph wire in...

 WIRE MAKING AT RUGBY

Wire Making At Rugby (1920-1929)

Item showing men making wire - possibly something to do with telegraph...

TELE-TALES !

Tele-Tales ! (1932)

Excellent footage of the Central Telegraph Office in London in operation.

CREATIVE ART BY CHILDREN: SYDNEY

Creative Art By Children: Sydney (1945)

Australian newsreel item about children's art exhibition in...

THE NEWSPAPER DISPUTE

The Newspaper Dispute (1954)

The Star clock face & News of the World clock faces, men standing around...

 

 

AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH EXCHANGE

Automatic Telegraph Exchange (1968)

Engineers at consoles inside the GPO Telegraph building.

MINISTERS ARRIVE AT NO 10

Ministers Arrive At No 10 (1947)

Cabinet ministers arriving to No 10 Downing Street.

MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER CABLES   HENLEY'S LTD  - Reel 3

Manufacture Of Electric Power Cables Henley's Ltd - Reel 3 (1930-1939)

Detailed promotional film...

A.R.P. - AIR - RAID - PRECAUTIONS

A.R.P. - Air - Raid - Precautions (1938)

Gas masks are made and tried on by British people to prepare...

KING'S MESSAGE ROUND THE WORLD IN 80 SECS  aka KINGS MESSAGE ROUND THE WORLD IN...

King's Message Round The World In 80 Secs AKA Kings Message Round The World In... (1924)

Telegraph...

ATLANTIC BRIDGED BY VOICE  aka ATLANTIC BRIDGED BY A VOICE

Atlantic Bridged By Voice AKA Atlantic Bridged By A Voice (1924)

History is made when...

BOY ARTIST issue title - QUICK ON THE DRAW

Boy Artist Issue Title - Quick On The Draw (1943)

Tommy Fair works at the Central Telegraph Office...

MORSE

Morse (1942-1944)

A look at Morse code and other forms of communication.

HOWARD DE COURCY issue title ALL SET

Howard De Courcy Issue Title All Set (1942)

Illusionist Howard De Courcy does tricks with newspaper...

TRAINEE SOLDIERS aka TEACHING POLES RADIO issue title - PLEASE TEACHER

Trainee Soldiers AKA Teaching Poles Radio Issue Title - Please Teacher (1944)

Boys learn...

GPO TRAINING

GPO Training (1968)

General Post Office workers show off new equipment to help them in their job....

CROSS COUNTRY RACE

Cross Country Race (1969)

Competitors run round Brighton race course in cross country championship.

CRYSTAL PALACE CYCLO CROSS

Crystal Palace Cyclo Cross (1970)

Footage of the National Cyclo Cross Championships at Crystal Palace,...

MONT BLANC

Mont Blanc (1910-1919)

Mountaineers climb Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps.

MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER CABLES   HENLEY'S LTD  - Reel 2

Manufacture Of Electric Power Cables Henley's Ltd - Reel 2 (1930-1939)

Detailed promotional film...

OCEAN WEATHER SHIP record e

Ocean Weather Ship Record E (1947)

Documentary showing how information about the weather is gathered.

QUEEN MARY IN FLEET STREET

Queen Mary In Fleet Street (1937)

Queen Mary at Daily Telegraph offices inspecting toys collected for...

THE INVADER!

The Invader! (1932)

The Post Office demonstrates how telegrams are sent and how mail is collected by...

US PHONE STRIKE

Us Phone Strike (1947)

Good footage of demonstrators during US phone strike in San Francisco.

CITY WITHOUT NEWSPAPERS

City Without Newspapers (1940-1945)

Australian censorship authorities ban newspapers containing war news...

MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER CABLES  HENLEY'S LTD  - reel 1

Manufacture Of Electric Power Cables Henley's Ltd - Reel 1 (1930-1939)

Detailed promotional film...

SPEEDING UP

Speeding Up (1933)

New team of young men set up to deliver telegrams on motorcycles.

BANK RATE LEAK PROBE

Bank Rate Leak Probe (1957)

Tribunal inquiry into bank rate leak at Church House, Westminster.

GIRL COMMANDOS issue title is AIRS AND GRACES

Girl Commandos Issue Title Is Airs And Graces (1943)

Women learn how to run LNER stations at...

SEA CADETS SCRAP FOR TITLES

Sea Cadets Scrap For Titles (1955)

Watched by Prince Philip, Sea Cadets hold their National Boxing...

NEWSPAPER STORY

Newspaper Story (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the work of a newspaper journalist - rather good.

NEWSPAPER STORY  Short Version

Newspaper Story Short Version (1940-1949)

Educational film showing the work of a newspaper journalist -...

FRONT LINE NEWSPAPER

Front Line Newspaper (1945)

Publisher of SEAC newspaper explains how papers are delivered to soldiers...

MACMILLAN - EISENHOWER CONFERENCE IN BERMUDA

Macmillan - Eisenhower Conference In Bermuda (1957)

Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and President...

BIRTH OF A LINER record d - Reel 3

Birth Of A Liner Record D - Reel 3 (1928)

Lovely documentary about the building of new ocean liners...

OCEAN WEATHER SHIP record b

Ocean Weather Ship Record B (1947)

Documentary showing how information about the weather is gathered.

 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAYS  record a

Canadian Pacific Railways Record A (1928)

Travelogue extolling the virtues of Canada as a holiday...

PICTURED PARAGRAPHS  LAUNCH OF CRUISER, DRUMS FOR BATTALION OF KOYLI,...

Pictured Paragraphs Launch Of Cruiser, Drums For Battalion Of Koyli,... (1941)

News stories...

WEMBLEY EXHIBITION reel 2

Wembley Exhibition Reel 2 (1925)

Great footage of the Wembley Exhibition of 1925.