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£250,000 FIRE DISASTER

£250,000 Fire Disaster (1929)

Massive disaster in Hull as fire wreck St. Andrew's docks, Humberside.

CAMPING COACH

Camping Coach (1953)

British Railways show of a camping / sleeping coach.

SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY RECRUITS aka HATS OFF TO THESE YOUNG MEN

South African Army Recruits AKA Hats Off To These Young Men (1945)

South African newsreel item...

CAMPING COACH

Camping Coach (1948)

Footage of woman and family on holiday in camping rail coach.

TRAIN TRIP TO BRIGHTON - NEW KINGSTON BY PASS

Train Trip To Brighton - New Kingston By Pass (1939)

Couple go on trip to Brighton and footage of...

GERMAN REFUGEES

German Refugees (1945)

German refugees crowded at train station.

RECONSTRUCTION OF GERMAN RAILWAYS

Reconstruction Of German Railways (1946)

Item showing reconstruction of the railways in Germany.

 

 

LILY PONS LEAVES FOR PARIS

Lily Pons Leaves For Paris (1946)

Andre Kostelanetz with Opera Singer Lily Pons leaves London for...

CZECHOSLOVAKIAN CHILDREN IN UK

Czechoslovakian Children In UK (1946)

Czech children arrive at Folkestone to spend holiday with...

UNIDENTIFIED EAST EUROPEAN FESTIVAL

Unidentified East European Festival (1947)

Unidentified item showing deportation (?) somewhere in...

HERRING FISHING

Herring Fishing (1946)

Good item showing herring fishing near Paris, France.

ASKING FATHER FOR DAUGHTER'S HAND

Asking Father For Daughter's Hand (1912)

A man has to prove himself to his fiancee's father before...

MODEL RAILWAY

Model Railway (1950)

Chris Soper and his model railway, Plymouth - cuts from NP 287.

NEW CARRIAGES FOR TUBES

New Carriages For Tubes (1950)

Great shots people on Tube train - cuts from NP 283.

NORTHERN CANADA

Northern Canada (1946)

Sleigh train pulled by bulldozer travels across lake to bring supplies to northern...

REFUGEES LEAVING POLA: ITALY

Refugees Leaving Pola: Italy (1947)

Italian refugees leave Pola on ship after it has been ceded to...

KENYA

Kenya (1953)

Various shots of town, country and port of Kenya, showing people working.

FLORAL SCHOOL

Floral School (1954)

Students of a school of floristry in Hammersmith learn to make various floral...

INDONESIAN FLOODS

Indonesian Floods (1947)

Recovery of town of Palembang, Sumatra, after being destroyed by heavy floods.

PRESIDENT GOTTWALD VISITS SLOVAKIA

President Gottwald Visits Slovakia (1949)

Czechoslovak President Clement Gottwald visits Slovakia.

RED CROSS RESCUE DOGS

Red Cross Rescue Dogs (1910-1919)

Red Cross rescue team and their dogs stage rescue exercise for the...

MOLOTOV RETURNS TO MOSCOW AFTER RECALL FROM VIENNA

Molotov Returns To Moscow After Recall From Vienna (1961)

Unhappy Molotov returns to Moscow

TRAIN CRASH AT PADDOCK WOOD

Train Crash At Paddock Wood (1961)

Train crash at Paddock Wood, Kent.

NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY

New Electric Railway (1954)

Electric Loco pulling into Sheffield, Sir Robertson travelling in carriage,...

THE CIRCUS MOVES AGAIN!

The Circus Moves Again! (1935)

Good footage of a circus arriving by train.

TRAINING CENTRE FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED BOYS

Training Centre For Underprivileged Boys (1960)

Boys at Turners Court build new extension to their...

VORONEZH ARTISTES IN MOSCOW

Voronezh Artistes In Moscow (1958)

Moscow art workers welcome tourists from Voronezh, performance in...

 RAILWAY STATION RUSH HOUR

Railway Station Rush Hour (1970-1979)

Workers getting on trams and coming out of underground station in...

MODEL RAILWAY BUILT IN DUTCH HOUSES

Model Railway Built In Dutch Houses (1961)

Model railway situated in the attic of three houses,...

MOSLEMS ARRIVE BACK IN ALGERIA AS EUROPEANS LEAVE

Moslems Arrive Back In Algeria As Europeans Leave (1962)

Moslems go back to their villages in...

 JAPAN

Japan (1960)

Various colour shots of life in Japan.

THE BLUEBELL LINE

The Bluebell Line (1964)

'Primrose', 'Bluebell' and 'Stepney' on the Bluebell Line.

QUEENSLAND RAILWAY CENTENARY

Queensland Railway Centenary (1965)

Queensland celebrates centenary of its railway.

TOKYO RUSH HOUR

Tokyo Rush Hour (1968)

Good shots of Tokyo during the rush hour. Japan.

BICYCLE CORPS PRACTISE FIRST AID

Bicycle Corps Practise First Aid (1914-1918)

Wounded soldier being given first aid by other soldiers.

TO IMPROVE THE NATIONAL FOOD SUPPLY

To Improve The National Food Supply (1915-1916)

Great footage of GE Rly's Egg and Poultry Demonstration...

SUTCLIFFE - NELSON - CARDIFF - FOOTBALLERS

Sutcliffe - Nelson - Cardiff - Footballers (1920-1929)

Footage of the Cardiff football club players in...

SIBERIA

Siberia (1920-1929)

Supplies are delivered to Siberia by train and ship plus street scenes from Northern China.

 HIGH ANGLED SHOT TOWN AND STREET IN SIBERIA   PEASANTS IN GOODS YARDS...

High Angled Shot Town And Street In Siberia Peasants In Goods Yards... (1918-1929)

Shots of...

AFRICA beware - other items in ON 457 have this title

Africa Beware - Other Items In On 457 Have This Title (1920-1929)

Shots of village in Africa.

AUSTRALIA'S PUFFING BILLY PRESERVED

Australia's Puffing Billy Preserved (1966)

Australians preserve their old time train Puffing Billy.

BICYCLE CORPS PRACTISE FIRST AID

Bicycle Corps Practise First Aid (1914-1918)

Wounded soldier being given first aid by other soldiers.

G.P.O. UNDERGROUND RAILWAY AND SORTING OFFICE

G.P.O. Underground Railway And Sorting Office (1948)

Mount Pleasant sorting office and underground...

TOY FACTORY

Toy Factory (1945)

Toys are made and tested by children in toy factory.

HIKING UP TO DATE

Hiking Up To Date (1932)

A group of young people go out for a nice day in the countryside.

RAILWAY EXHIBITION

Railway Exhibition (1957)

An exhibition showing plans for the modernisation of trains.

UNDERGROUND SCHOOL cleaned neg

Underground School Cleaned Neg (1955)

Trainees are taken through safety procedures for London...

HAIR THATCHING

Hair Thatching (1958)

A model village and a model railway are seen being made and demonstrated.

AFGHAN HOUND RACING

Afghan Hound Racing (1958)

Cute Afghans pretend they are greyhounds at the race track.

CAMP PHOTOGRAPHER

Camp Photographer (1961)

Official Butlin's Photographers give advice to amateur photographers while...