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STROMBOLI BURSTS INTO VIOLENT ACTIVITY

Stromboli Bursts Into Violent Activity (1932)

Volcanic scenes from Islands off Italy. Priests try to...

QUEEN OF THE AIR

Queen Of The Air (1932)

Quick library compilation of shots of Amy Johnson and her husband Jim Mollison.

FINE FAT CATTLE

Fine Fat Cattle (1932)

A pre-Christmas livestock show in Norwich.

THE ROCKET 'PLANE COMING?

The Rocket 'plane Coming? (1932)

A new rocket device which comes gently back to Earth is tested in...

SEA SICKNESS ABOLISHED!

Sea Sickness Abolished! (1932)

An Italian liner shows off a new stabilising device to cut down on sea...

MONTE CARLO RALLY

Monte Carlo Rally (1933)

Various shots of the preparations for the famous car rally.

FIRST VERTICAL BRIDGE IN EUROPE

First Vertical Bridge In Europe (1933)

Shots of the early building work on a new bridge over the...

 

 

IN AS MANY DAYS

In As Many Days (1933)

Air Minister, Lord Londonderry, returns to London after trip to Middle East.

WINTER'S ICY GRIP

Winter's Icy Grip (1933)

The River Rhine is covered with ice and boats have a hard job moving.

HIS HOLINESS THE POPE aka HIS HOLYNESS THE POPE

His Holiness The Pope AKA His Holyness The Pope (1933)

Pope Pius XI meets Marconi at opening of...

HOLED FORE AND AFT!

Holed Fore And Aft! (1933)

A steamer is wrecked on rocks off the coast of Scotland.

ALL SCOTCH!

All Scotch! (1933)

Steam trains destined for India are loaded aboard ship in Glasgow.

CHAMPIONS ALL! aka CHAMPIONS ALL DOG SHOW

Champions All! AKA Champions All Dog Show (1933)

Outdoor dog show in Dublin.

LIKE

Like "No Man's Land" (1933)

A massive explosion in a chemical factory in Mitcham devastates nearby...

SHIP BECOMES A RAILWAY SIDEWAY!

Ship Becomes A Railway Sideway! (1933)

The railway locomotive 'Royal Scot' is lifted onto a ship for...

TO WIN AMERICA'S CUP FOR US AT LAST?

To Win America's Cup For Us At Last? (1933)

Launch of yacht designed to win the America's Cup for...

YORKSHIRE'S GREAT NEW GATEWAY

Yorkshire's Great New Gateway (1933)

The Lord Mayor of Wakefield opens a new bridge over the River...

GIANT BRITISH AIR LINER

Giant British Air Liner (1930)

First flight of the Handley Page 'Hannibal' aeroplane - it's big!

RADIO AND CRYSTAL SET

Radio And Crystal Set (1930)

Shots of an old fashioned Radio and crystal wireless set.

LIVERPOOL HORSE PARADE

Liverpool Horse Parade (1930)

People come out to see a parade of decorated horses in the streets of...

THE LOCUST BATTLE

The Locust Battle (1930)

Men battle locusts in Palestine - by stamping on them - and using flame...

SAILPLANING FOR EVERYONE SOON!

Sailplaning For Everyone Soon! (1930)

Herr Kronfield shows off his skills in his glider - he uses a...

MOVING MECHANICAL MOORING MAST

Moving Mechanical Mooring Mast (1930)

A new mooring system helps to berth the airship Graf Zeppelin.

THE

The "George Bennie" Railplane! (1930)

Nice shots of a very odd and futuristic looking method of...

VESUVIUS WAKES UP AGAIN aka VESUVIOUS

Vesuvius Wakes Up Again AKA Vesuvious (1930)

Mt Vesuvius starts once again to let out smoke and...

QUICK WORK!

Quick Work! (1930)

American soldiers build a pontoon bridge across the Chatahoochee River in 46 minutes.

"The Princess Mary" (1930)

Duke of Gloucester names a new lifeboat in Padstow.

CLOUDBURST IN YORKSHIRE

Cloudburst In Yorkshire (1930)

The flooded River Esk washed away a bridge nears Sleights in Yorkshire.

WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLED - Cuts

When The Earth Trembled - Cuts (1930)

Cuts from story about devastating earthquake in Southern Italy.

REVOLUTIONARY ELECTRICAL INVENTION

Revolutionary Electrical Invention (1930)

A Dublin man has devised a new battery to power railway...

CLOUDBURST IN GERMANY!

Cloudburst In Germany! (1930)

Heavy rain in Bavaria blocks roads and causes chaos.

SPEED

Speed "Gladiators" Most Thrilling Duel (1933)

Motor racing from the Ulster TT - Tazio Nuvolari wins.

MIGHTY WIND OF DEATH AND DEVASTATION

Mighty Wind Of Death And Devastation (1933)

Floods and high winds cause problems all along America's...

OUR WONDERFUL WEATHER!

Our Wonderful Weather! (1933)

A heat wave causes forest and heath fires in England.

A BUMPER CROP

A Bumper Crop (1933)

Great footage of families picking hops in the annual harvest in Kent.

SHREWSBURY FLORAL FETE

Shrewsbury Floral Fete (1933)

Shots of entertainers showing off to crowds at the Shrewsbury Flower...

GREAT GALES SWEEP NORTH AND EAST COAST!

Great Gales Sweep North And East Coast! (1933)

Heavy weather hits the North coast of England - big...

FIRST PORTABLE MOORING MAST

First Portable Mooring Mast (1930)

A Goodyear airship attaches to a mobile mooring mast on top of a...

NEW TYPE CATAPULT

New Type Catapult (1930)

The RAF try out a new mechanical device to speed the launch of planes.

FLOODS IN FRANCE

Floods In France (1930)

Areas near Paris suffer from bad floods.

OUR EVER GROWING AIR FLEET

Our Ever Growing Air Fleet (1930)

A large new flying boat - the Blackburn Sydney - joins the RAF.

OPENING OF RATCLIFFE AERODROME BY SIR SEFTON BRANKER

Opening Of Ratcliffe Aerodrome By Sir Sefton Branker (1930)

New Aerodrome is opened near...

FLOODED OUT!

Flooded Out! (1930)

The Braemar Gathering is marred by heavy rain - it doesn't stop the caber tossing.

WORLD'S TRACTOR TRIALS

World's Tractor Trials (1930)

Various methods of ploughing a straight furrow are tested out in a...

HARD AND FAST ON THE ROCKS

Hard And Fast On The Rocks (1930)

Ship 'City of Osaka' is wrecked on coastal rocks off Peterhead.

TRAGEDY MOST PROFOUND

Tragedy Most Profound (1930)

The British Airship, the R-101, crashes into a French hillside in a rain...

WHAT WAS THE CAUSE

What Was The Cause (1930)

British air ministry experts investigate the crash site of the R-101 airship.

EMPEROR CALIGULA'S STATE GALLEY

Emperor Caligula's State Galley (1930)

Italian archaeologists raise the wreck of an ancient Roman...

"A Railway Zeppelin" (1930)

Brilliant new and modern design of railway engine - looks like it is from...

THE DUCK PLANE - AVIATION'S LATEST!

The Duck Plane - Aviation's Latest! (1930)

A look at a very odd design of aeroplane from Germany.