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1932'S FIRST RAILWAY WRECK

1932's First Railway Wreck (1932)

Scenes of damage at the site of a French railway crash.

"Blazing The Air Trail" (1932)

Preparations for an airmail flight from Croydon to South Africa.

SPEEDING UP THE MAILS

Speeding Up The Mails (1932)

Sacks of letters loaded from van onto a plane - Airmail to the Ottawa...

 DO IT NOW

Do It Now (1932)

Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald speaks to the Nation about the his debt conversion...

HEARD ... MILES AWAY!

Heard ... Miles Away! (1932)

Scenes of destruction following an explosion at a chemical works.

BLOWING UP A MOUNTAIN

Blowing Up A Mountain (1932)

Long shots of an explosion in a marble quarry in Italy - half a mountain...

HULLO ... HULLO ... EVERYBODY! GENE GERRARD CALLING !! aka CINEMA BENEVOLENT...

Hullo ... Hullo ... Everybody! Gene Gerrard Calling !! AKA Cinema Benevolent... (1932)

Gene...

 

 

"God Speed The Plough"! AKA Good Speed The Plough (1932)

Ploughing competition in Sussex - good...

PRINCE GEORGE

Prince George (1932)

Prince George, the Duke of Kent, visits a bath tub factory in Leeds. Good shots of...

THE COPENHAGEN EXHIBITION

The Copenhagen Exhibition (1932)

The Prince of Wales opens and visits an exhibition of British goods in...

LLWYNPAI COLLIERY DISASTER aka FUNERAL OF LLWYNFSIA PIT VICTIM

Llwynpai Colliery Disaster AKA Funeral Of Llwynfsia Pit Victim (1932)

Massive crowds gather to...

"And The Desert Shall Blossom Like The Rose" (1932)

Views of the Lloyd Barrage in India.

'THE RAG OF RAGS'

'the Rag Of Rags' (1932)

Liverpool students dress up and ride on floats to raise money for charity.

"For The Evening Of Their Days!" AKA Ramsey Macdonald Opens Home For Aged Miners (1932)

Ramsay...

GO TO THE FAIR!

Go To The Fair! (1932)

Workmen gathered together before continuing preparations for British Industries'...

WHERE IT'S REALLY COLD!

Where It's Really Cold! (1932)

Fishermen in Boston, USA remove ice from their frozen ships upon...

BRITISH INDUSTRIES

British Industries "Show The World"! (1932)

Duchess of York watches fashions, Queen Mary inspects...

THE PRINCE OF WALES

The Prince Of Wales (1932)

The Prince of Wales looks over new excavation machinery at British Industries...

MARY HAD A LITTLE ... CALF!

Mary Had A Little ... Calf! (1932)

Children are given calves to look after to interest them in...

THE PRINCE IN

The Prince In "Filmland" (1932)

Prince of Wales visits film studios and watches actors at work.

THE DUKE OF YORK

The Duke Of York (1932)

Duke of York (later King George VI) visits industrial sites in Lancashire.

WITH THE CHURCH'S BLESSING aka WITH THE CHURCHES BLESSING

With The Church's Blessing AKA With The Churches Blessing (1932)

French fishermen get blessing...

A RECORD

A Record "Harvest Of The Sea" (1932)

Freshly caught fish brought ashore at Grimsby fish market.

TO BE ABOVE ANY LONDON FIRE! aka TO BE ABOVE LONDON'S FIRES

To Be Above Any London Fire! AKA To Be Above London's Fires (1932)

London Fire Brigade show off...

SPRING IS HERE ... DEFINITELY! aka DEFINATELY

Spring Is Here ... Definitely! AKA Definately (1932)

Icebreakers break up the frozen surface of the...

RAF'S NEWEST

RAF's Newest "Arm" (1932)

Fast launches demonstrate their speed in the seas off Southampton.

"It's A Wonderful World We Live In" (1932)

Folk ceremonies from Germany and Berkshire - men chase...

FOR THE FIRST TIME!

For The First Time! (1932)

Steam train runs up and down on the track outside a new railway station in...

THE WORLD'S LARGEST LORRY

The World's Largest Lorry (1932)

A large lorry is hauling a ship's rudder along the roads of England.

"A Symphony In Steel" ... And All British! (1932)

Great views of the massive North Shore Bridge...

GOOD LUCK ... KAYE DON

Good Luck ... Kaye Don (1932)

Work on the boat "Miss England III" - being prepared to attempt a speed...

LONDON'S SMARTEST ... AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!

London's Smartest ... And That's Saying Something! (1932)

Good shots of London firemen...

THE AUSTRALIAN APPLE SHIP

The Australian Apple Ship (1932)

A cargo of Australian apples arrives in London - two young girls show...

WHEN THEY HAVE A FIRE ... IT IS A FIRE!!

When They Have A Fire ... It Is A Fire!! (1932)

Incredible fire in American timber yard - so...

500 BUSINESS GIRLS

500 Business Girls (1932)

London shop assistants, secretaries, typists, telephonists etc. give keep fit...

DUBLIN SPRING SHOW

Dublin Spring Show (1932)

Lots of cattle on display at the Spring Show, at Ballsbridge Nr Dublin.

REAL

Real "Hustling" (1932)

Good shots of the building of the Olympic Village for the 1932 Los Angeles Games.

PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE IRISH INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL FAIR AT CORK

Panoramic View Of The Irish Industrial And Agricultural Fair At Cork (1932)

Views of the...

THE

The "Prudential" Blaze (1932)

London firemen deal with a blaze at the head office of an insurance...

PASSENGER TRAIN DISASTER

Passenger Train Disaster (1932)

Remains of a wrecked railway train in Staffordshire.

LANCASHIRE'S COTTON PAGEANT

Lancashire's Cotton Pageant (1932)

Children dressed as cotton plantation show textile workers about...

"All Is Safely Gathered In " (1932)

Great 1930s Harvesting footage - horses, pitch forks and the...

THE HOP-PICKERS' ARMY

The Hop-Pickers' Army (1932)

Lovely scenes of people from London's East End picking hops in the fields...

INTERNATIONAL SHEEP-DOG TRIALS

International Sheep-Dog Trials (1932)

Sheep dogs competing in Hyde Park - just like 'One Man & his...

BIG CITY BLAZE!

Big City Blaze! (1932)

Firemen in London tackle a large burning warehouse.

IN THE

In The "City Danger Zone" (1932)

The London Fire Brigade hard at work with their hoses, battling a...

WINE ... WHILE YOU WAIT!

Wine ... While You Wait! (1932)

Ceremonial pressing of grapes in French town - people drink the juice...

BY AIR ... WHEREVER POSSIBLE!

By Air ... Wherever Possible! (1932)

Prince of Wales and Duke of Kent fly in seaplane to visit...

LANCASHIRE PIT DISASTER

Lancashire Pit Disaster (1932)

Bleak shots of coal mining community after 19 lives are lost in mining...

CHINA'S FIRST TRAIN FERRY

China's First Train Ferry (1932)

Tyneside sees the launch of a massive ferry to carry trains from...