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SHOT!

Shot! (1940)

Process of making lead shots at W Coop's factory in Melbourne, Australia.

HOW GIRLS PICK-UP!

How Girls Pick-Up! (1940)

Great footage of shop girls helping the war effort by working on a farm in...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 126

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 126 (1940)

US Navy carry out deep sea diving experiments and a...

CANNY CANINES!

Canny Canines! (1940)

Doberman Pinscher dogs are trained at police dogs in California.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 129

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 129 (1940)

Propellors for British planes are made at an American plant,...

BIRD SANCTUARY

Bird Sanctuary (1940)

Kookaburras in a wild bird sanctuary feed from the hands of farmers who work the...

THE LAST REFUGE - A TALE OF THE NAVAJO

The Last Refuge - A Tale Of The Navajo (1940)

Item showing how the state of Arizona is helping the...

 

 

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 132

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 132 (1940)

New York police test a new tear gas shell and a US couple...

ACRES OF PLENTY!

Acres Of Plenty! (1940)

Farmers from the American Midwest go to California to work on Government Farm...

SOUTH AFRICA 'GOES TO IT'

South Africa 'goes To It' (1940)

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

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 133

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 133 (1940)

Grasshopper plague in Arizona and a bulldog pup sold in...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 134

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 134 (1940)

New inventions: substance that stops bleeding, a perpetual...

RUGGED FOR RUGGER!

Rugged For Rugger! (1940)

Rugby balls are made in Australia, then we see a demonstration match at...

BOMBS, BOMBS, BEAUTIFUL BOMBS!

Bombs, Bombs, Beautiful Bombs! (1940)

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

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 136

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 136 (1940)

Kansas farmer discovers star, yacht arrives in New York from...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 138

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 138 (1940)

A model aeroplane meet and measures to protect fruit trees...

MILITARY MILLINERY

Military Millinery (1940)

Complete process of making tin helmets for South African soldiers.

UNCLE SAM'S TELEVISION

Uncle Sam's Television (1940)

Interesting item shows the development of television in the United States...

UNCLE SAM GEARS UP!

Uncle Sam Gears Up! (1940)

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

'WARE ICE!

'ware Ice! (1940)

Icebreaking tugs and supply ships travel across the pack ice of Lake Michigan.

ALL WOOLLY!

All Woolly! (1940)

Good footage of the wool industry in South Africa.

CANNED SUNSHINE

Canned Sunshine (1940)

Process of oranges being made into concentrated tinned juice for South African...

SUPER GLASS!

Super Glass! (1940)

Process of making glass for telescope mirrors.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 143

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 143 (1940)

Water tower demolished, Pacific sea wall is built and a...

THE MENACE OF THE FLOOD!

The Menace Of The Flood! (1941)

Diagrams and footage show the areas of America most affected by floods.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 144

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 144 (1941)

Maine's Hill Tower is repaired plus the view from the top of...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 147

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 147 (1941)

Stories include a coal field fire, unemployed men fishing...

MONEY TO BURN!

Money To Burn! (1941)

Old paper money is turned into pulp and burnt at an American maceration depot.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 150

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 150 (1941)

Pheasant rearing, a huge Minnesota wheat harvest and...

TOMMY ATKINS GIVES A HAND

Tommy Atkins Gives A Hand (1940)

Soldiers help the post office to deliver Christmas mail.

TANKS AND MORE TANKS

Tanks And More Tanks (1941)

Tank crew recruits practice in mock gun turrets and then in real thing on...

CHICAGO CATTLE SHOW part of DUBLIN ISSUE

Chicago Cattle Show Part Of Dublin Issue (1941)

Prize beef cattle on show and a display of sheep...

WOMEN WAR WORKERS IN TRAINING

Women War Workers In Training (1941)

Women being trained to operate machines and weld for work in...

COAL AND THE WAR

Coal And The War (1941)

Item about coal production and economical use of fuel.

EGGS FOR OUR BOMBERS

Eggs For Our Bombers (1941)

Governor General Patrick Duncan observes work in South African munitions...

AMERICAN PLANES ARRIVE

American Planes Arrive (1941)

American and Canadian aeroplanes, aircraft components and volunteer...

NEWS IN THE DESERT

News In The Desert (1943)

Army newspaper printed and delivered to the troops.

600 GALLONS A MINUTE

600 Gallons A Minute (1943)

Firemen displays at the Brisbane River and in Sydney.

HORSE AND TRACTOR CONTEST

Horse And Tractor Contest (1943)

Ploughing competition at Napton, Northumberland.

BLIMP IN THE MAKING

Blimp In The Making (1943)

Ohio girls making a zeppelin.

WOOLLIES ON THEIR WAY - DUBLIN

Woollies On Their Way - Dublin (1943)

Australians make and ship fleeces abroad.

ALUMINIUM FROM CANADA

Aluminium From Canada (1943)

Canadians building hydroelectric plant to produce power to make aluminium.

ESSEN BLITZED

Essen Blitzed (1943)

Night air raid of Essen, Germany.

THE SOVIETS: TOLL WILL BE EXACTED FOR GERMAN HORRORS

The Soviets: Toll Will Be Exacted For German Horrors (1943)

The Red Army men assess the German...

AEROPLANES OUST AUTOS

Aeroplanes Oust Autos (1943)

Bomber planes being produced in Ford car factory in America.

RIDERS IN GLIDERS - DUBLIN

Riders In Gliders - Dublin (1943)

American showing that glider can be a transport plane if needed.

SOLDIER MINERS

Soldier Miners (1943)

Canadian miners in armed services volunteered to go back into pits.

HARVESTING FRUIT - TRAILER

Harvesting Fruit - Trailer (1943)

Ministry of Information film urging people to enrol for the fruit...

KRUPPS OF FRANCE BOMBED

Krupps Of France Bombed (1943)

Allied night raid on Le Creusot Schneider Works - large arms factory in...

BRIEF ITEMS FROM THE NORTH, EAST, WEST AND SOUTH Beware - other item share this...

Brief Items From The North, East, West And South Beware - Other Item Share This... (1943)

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