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SALVAGE aka BEACHCOMBING

Salvage AKA Beachcombing (1940)

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

STOCKINGS

Stockings (1941)

A clever way to preserve stockings by putting them in oven-warmed jars.

WOODEN SHOES issue title is TIME WILL TELL

Wooden Shoes Issue Title Is Time Will Tell (1943)

A woman tries out pair of (not very glamorous)...

LORD LOTHIAN ARRIVES

Lord Lothian Arrives (1941)

Lord Lothian speaks about American rearmament on arrival from America back...

EYES ON THE SKIES!

Eyes On The Skies! (1940)

Good footage of men of the Observer Corps working at their posts.

DIVING TO FAME!

Diving To Fame! (1940)

Slow motion shots of men diving into a swimming pool.

SOUTH AFRICA 'GOES TO IT'

South Africa 'goes To It' (1940)

South African men at work in armaments factories as part of the war...

 

 

TO STAB THE NIGHT!

To Stab The Night! (1940)

Good footage shows soldiers of the Searchlight Department in training.

BOMBS, BOMBS, BEAUTIFUL BOMBS!

Bombs, Bombs, Beautiful Bombs! (1940)

Good footage of bombs being manufactured as part of South...

BLACK OUT IDEAS aka BLACKOUT TIPS item title is ANCIENT AND MODERN

Black Out Ideas AKA Blackout Tips Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

Road safety ideas...

BLACK OUT IDEAS issue title - BLACK AND BLUE

Black Out Ideas Issue Title - Black And Blue (1939)

Footage of new inventions including bumper that...

TRAINING WOMEN FOR MUNITIONS

Training Women For Munitions (1941)

Good item showing women being trained and working in munitions...

CRYSTAL PALACE

Crystal Palace (1941)

An item showing towers of Crystal Palace being dismantled for munitions. London.

SALVAGE issue title - ALL THE BEST!

Salvage Issue Title - All The Best! (1941)

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

REMAKING FURS

Remaking Furs (1941)

A. G. Grubert (?) updates fur coats and replaces worn sections.

LOOK OUT TOWER issue title - EYES RIGHT

Look Out Tower Issue Title - Eyes Right (1941)

A greengrocer sells her produce from ruined look out...

MAKING BISCUITS aka AFRICA TAKES THE BISCUIT issue title -

Making Biscuits AKA Africa Takes The Biscuit Issue Title - "Put And Take" (1941)

Mass...

SCHOOL BEES issue title is LUCKY DIP

School Bees Issue Title Is Lucky Dip (1941)

Boys keep bees at school.

BOMB CRATER ALLOTMENT

Bomb Crater Allotment (1942-1944)

A man in Bayswater has turned a bomb crater in his garden into an...

ARMY TRAIN DRIVERS  issue title is JACK AND JILL

Army Train Drivers Issue Title Is Jack And Jill (1942)

Army steam engine drivers training in...

SWINGING THE LEAD

Swinging The Lead (1942)

A look at how the depth below a ship is measured.

SEARCHLIGHTS

Searchlights (1942)

South African women in the army learn to use sound detectors and searchlights.

LIGHT HORSES RIDES AGAIN  issue title is YOU NEVER KNOW YOU KNOW

Light Horses Rides Again Issue Title Is You Never Know You Know (1943)

Horses being broken in...

SMALLEST R.S.M.

Smallest R.S.M. (1943)

15 year old Regimental Sergeant Major William Parson drills his cadet battalion.

NAVY MEN AND SHEEP

Navy Men And Sheep (1943)

Canadian sailors dip sheep on an English farm.

DOG SHELTER aka ANIMAL SHELTER issue title is QUIET PLEASE

Dog Shelter AKA Animal Shelter Issue Title Is Quiet Please (1946)

Specially designed air raid...

SAILOR COMES HOME

Sailor Comes Home (1944)

A sailor comes home from the war to his fishing village home in Cornwall.

US TROOPS RUN IN, RAISE BARRAGE BALLOONS

Us Troops Run In, Raise Barrage Balloons (1940-1949)

American troops raise barrage balloons when siren is...

COMMANDER OF HMS SAVAGE

Commander Of HMS Savage (1940-1949)

Captain of the destroyer 'Savage' talks abut sinking of the enemy ship.

FRENCH FILM ABOUT FRENCH RESISTANCE

French Film About French Resistance (1940)

Film showing French Resistance fighters in action.

LIGHT HORSES RIDES AGAIN issue title YOU NEVER KNOW YOU KNOW

Light Horses Rides Again Issue Title You Never Know You Know (1943)

Duplicate story - see...

ATTLEE BACK FROM THE USA - 20/11/1941

Attlee Back From The USA - 20/11/1941 (1941)

Clement Attlee talking at MofI after returning from USA...

U. S. SUBMARINE

U. S. Submarine (1942)

American submarine at sea.

KRA! A PATHETONE SPECIAL

Kra! A Pathetone Special (1940)

Maps and footage explain the area and situation of Kra now that Japan...

KNELLER HALL on sleeve as THE KNELLER HALL BAND

Kneller Hall On Sleeve As The Kneller Hall Band (1932)

The Kneller Hall Army Band play in the...

FINLANDIA

Finlandia (1940)

The Finnish National Orchestra plays Finlandia.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 109

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 109 (1940)

Customers bring paper for wrapping goods, flowers in a lamp...

TODAY'S LIGHT BRIGADE!

Today's Light Brigade! (1940)

Good footage of the work and recreation of a searchlight battalion.

UNCLE SAM GEARS UP!

Uncle Sam Gears Up! (1940)

US factories increase production of war materials - good shots of American...

AUSTRALIA STEPS ON THE GAS!

Australia Steps On The Gas! (1940)

Australia adapts to wartime conditions as alternative methods of...

OUT WITH THE DAWN PATROL

Out With The Dawn Patrol (1940)

The South African Dawn Coastal Patrol at work flying over the sea.

HORSE DRAWN CAR issue title is HANDS WANTED

Horse Drawn Car Issue Title Is Hands Wanted (1939)

Horse drawn car in Kent - novel idea to combat...

CAMOUFLAGE issue title - DRAWING THE LINE

Camouflage Issue Title - Drawing The Line (1939)

Item about how camouflage is used in warfare...

MINES

Mines (1940)

Joe Noble illustrates how submarine and magnetic mines work.

EVACUEES IN BLAIR CASTLE issue title -

Evacuees In Blair Castle Issue Title - "All Change!" (1940)

Evacuees ride horses and play games...

DANCING SCHOOL

Dancing School (1940)

Girls from London dance schools practise in big country house after they have been...

SOUTH AFRICAN COASTAL PATROL

South African Coastal Patrol (1940)

The South African Navy go on coastal patrol.

BLIND GARDENER issue title - HATS OFF !

Blind Gardener Issue Title - Hats Off ! (1940)

Footage of blind gentleman at work in his garden.

SHELTER MARSHALS  issue title - SAFE AND SOUND

Shelter Marshals Issue Title - Safe And Sound (1940)

A women models Shelter uniform.

SIGNS OF OUR TIMES issue title - UPS AND DOWNS

Signs Of Our Times Issue Title - Ups And Downs (1940)

Footage of local shops continuing as usual...