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USA Fires AKA Forest Blaze (1957)

Footage of fire-fighters trying to control blaze in Malibu Beach...

News From America (1957)

An old Californian Mr Erlandson, gives some peculiar twists to trees.

Special - Queen Opens University College (1951)

Queen Elizabeth opens new North Staffordshire...

1,100 Flee From Forest Fire (1951)

A huge forest fire in Washington State, USA burns through the town...

Farming's Royal Show (1959)

New farming machinery and prize cattle on display at Royal Agricultural...

Old Well Issue Title Is Tame Gentlemen Please (1937)

Ornamental well presented to village of Stoke...

Fossil Tree Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

A look at bizarre rock formations and...

Canterbury Park Issue Title - You Never Can Tell! (1940)

Scenic shots of Canterbury Park. Kent.

Australian Forestry (1940)

Footage of Australian loggers at work.

Puzzles Issue Title - It Makes You Think ! (1941)

A brief history of the everyday puzzle.

Christmas Stockings (1950)

Christmas shopping on Oxford Street, London.

Kew Gardens Issue Title - Stepping Out (1943)

A look at some of the lovely flowers and trees in Kew...

Map Making By W.V.S. Issue Title - Quite So! (1943)

Ladies from the Women's Voluntary Service make...

Gordon Helps Old Horses (1951)

Champion jockey opens new wing at old horses home at Lingfield, Surrey.

Super Sparklers (1965)

Eve models £500,000 worth of diamond jewellery at Kutchinsky's. London.

Xmas Trees Top Security (1965)

Security is stepped up in Chiddingfold forest to stop Christmas tree...

New Super Super-Mart (1965)

A new shopping centre opens in Yorkdale, Toronto, Canada.

Coronation Of A Sultan (1960)

New Sultan is crowned in ceremony at Johore Bahru in Malaya.

Hope For These Women (1960-1961)

A look at Christmas inside Holloway women's prison. Greater London.

Millionaire Gives Party (1962)

Paul Getty holds Christmas party for orphans at his mansion, Sutton...

Tornado Wrecks 300 Homes (1962)

Clearing up after tornado in Connecticut, USA.

Selected Originals - Xmas Is For All (1963)

Material relating to newsreel story "Xmas is for All" -...

'instant Trees' (1966)

A large digger is used to move trees onto a housing estate in Jarrow.

Us Xmas Tree (1966)

Christmas tree of the Nation placed in Washington.

Christmas Tree Felling (1969)

Christmas tree felling in Wasing, Aldermaston in Berkshire.

Walking Sticks (1949)

A factory makes walking sticks out of tree branches. Chiddingfold.

Children's Tree (1946)

A little girl looks at the carved elves and animals on the Elfin Tree in...

Kent Blossom (1954)

A look at the maintenance of cherry and apple blossom orchards in Newington, Kent.

Xmas Toys Preview (1964)

Footage of the latest British toys on display in London.

French Army - Relief Of Advance Post (1940)

French troops on the move in wet and muddy conditions.

People's Revengers AKA Russian Front 1941 (1941)

Following a group of Russian Partisans as they...

Xmas Aboard A Cruiser AKA Christmas Aboard A Cruiser (1940)

Officers and crew of Royal Naval...

Troops Enjoy Xmas AKA Troops Enjoy Christmas (1940)

Troops enjoy their Christmas dinners and give a...

Desert Air Strip (1941)

Troops build a landing place in the desert, then teach locals to play darts.

Beer Garden, Berlin Dancing AKA Belin Dancing

Germans enjoy a drink in the open air at some...

Jungle Troops (1944)

Jungle troops make a bridge over a muddy stream and drive their tanks over it.

Royal Family Planting Trees (1945)

King George VI and his family plant trees.

Fruit Protector (1948)

Footage of fruit protector machine in use in orchard in Lingfield in Surrey.

Army Engineers Logging (1945)

British army engineers work felling logs and in a large quarry.

Making Xmas Tree Decoration (1948)

Making Christmas tree decorations for USA in Polish factory.

Christmas Shopping Scenes (1948)

Trains at Waterloo, shoppers in street and Xmas tree in Trafalgar...

French Christmas For Quads (1949)

Quads in La Celle St. Cloud celebrate their first Christmas. France....

Bulldozer Working - Czechoslovakia (1946)

Bulldozers donated by UNRRA clear woods for new roads in...

The Great Freeze (1947)

Snowy weather in London - in St. James' Park and at football ground.

Fight Against Forest Insects (1948)

Spraying pesticide over forests in Poland

St Maurice River Jammed With Timber AKA Log Jam (1953)

Good footage of timber being sent down St...

Irish Material (1950)

Some material from the Republic of Ireland filmed for 'Workhouse Ward'.