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WORK FOR 2,000

Work For 2,000 (1934)

Keel for the new cruiser laid at Walker Naval Yard - securing the 2,000 jobs.

THE PRINCE OF WALES

The Prince Of Wales (1934)

Prince of Wales attends the opening of the great scout exhibition in Glasgow.

LAST OF WORLDS WIND JAMMER FLEET

Last Of Worlds Wind Jammer Fleet (1934)

A great fleet - last of its kind - leaves Australia...

SUB 2 THROG MORTON STREET aka THROGMORTON STREET THRONGED

Sub 2 Throg Morton Street AKA Throgmorton Street Thronged (1934)

Throgmorton street is packed...

CHERBOURG'S NEW DOCK

Cherbourg's New Dock (1934)

A new dock is open at Cherbourg.

FIRST AIR-MAIL PENNANT aka FIRST AIR MAIL PENNANT

First Air-Mail Pennant AKA First Air Mail Pennant (1934)

Post Master General, Sir Kingsley Wood,...

DONCASTER AIR-PORT aka DONCASTER AIRPORT

Doncaster Air-Port AKA Doncaster Airport (1934)

Lord Lonsdale opens a new airport at Doncaster.

 

 

DUKE OF YORK IN LIVERPOOL

Duke Of York In Liverpool (1934)

Duke of York visits Electricity Station in Liverpool.

BIG OIL TANK BLAZE AT FAWLEY NEWS A IN A NUTSHELL

Big Oil Tank Blaze At Fawley News A In A Nutshell (1935)

Explosion at oil refinery near...

BLESSING THE WATERS AT MUDDEFORD NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Blessing The Waters At Muddeford News In A Nutshell (1935)

Traditional ceremony carried out a...

FIFTY YEARS ABOARD A CABLE SHIP NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Fifty Years Aboard A Cable Ship News In A Nutshell (1935)

Steward John Campbell who has worked on...

SILVER JUBILEE PREPARATIONS NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Silver Jubilee Preparations News In A Nutshell (1935)

Mounted policemen train their horses to cope...

MIDNIGHT WITH THE STARS 1935

Midnight With The Stars 1935 (1935)

Cinematograph Trade Benevolent Fund money raising trailer.

DUCHESS OF YORK IN BARROW

Duchess Of York In Barrow (1935)

Duchess of York launches P & O liner, Strathmore, and renames bridge...

SILVER JUBILEE STAMPS

Silver Jubilee Stamps (1935)

Sir Kingsley Wood explains the Silver Jubilee Stamp and shows some of...

ANCIENT AND MODERN

Ancient And Modern (1934)

Ploughing match with horses and tractors is held near Slough.

PRINCESS ROYAL IN YORK

Princess Royal In York (1934)

Princess Royal opens County Hospital Extension in York.

A CANTEEN DELUXE

A Canteen Deluxe (1934)

Princess Royal opens a new canteen in a textile factory in Leeds.

TOP DOGS

Top Dogs (1934)

Great dogs on show at Crystal Palace, London.

ZOO'S WHO

Zoo's Who (1934)

Three lion cubs are christened in Oxford's Zoo.

PRINCESS ALICE AT TEWKESBURY

Princess Alice At Tewkesbury (1934)

Princess Alice lays foundation stone of new hospital in...

FINE MARKSMANSHIP

Fine Marksmanship (1934)

Cannon Street team wins the firemen motor pump contest in London.

EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES

Educational Advantages (1934)

Lord Macmillan opens New Technical College at Willesden, London.

APPEAL CLOSED

Appeal Closed (1934)

Middlesex Hospital appeal fund closed when Kent businessman donates £85,675.

GENERAL SMUTS INSTALLED

General Smuts Installed (1934)

General Smuts, installed as Lord Rector of St. Andrews University,...

NORTHUMBERLAND'S NEW COMMUNITY HALL

Northumberland's New Community Hall (1934)

President of the Board of Trade opens new Northumberland...

BIDDING FOR BAA-BAAS

Bidding For Baa-Baas (1934)

Sheep sale at Diss, Norfolk.

OYSTERS ARRIVE

Oysters Arrive (1934)

Lovely girls help oyster fishermen to catch and sample the first oysters of the...

DRASTIC DEMOLITION

Drastic Demolition (1934)

Railway bridge in Dauntsey and bridge over Seine in France both demolished by...

CLEAR THE LINE

Clear The Line (1934)

Stator Yoke for new Battersea Power Station transported along double track from...

AN ALL-DAY JOB

An All-Day Job (1934)

Welsh shepherds give each of their sheep a good soak - and there are thousands of...

NEW CYCLE TRACK OPENED

New Cycle Track Opened (1934)

Mr Hore Belisha, Minister of Transport, opens a new cycle track in...

THE TRAGEDY AT YARMOUTH

The Tragedy At Yarmouth (1934)

Two thousand tons of herrings dumped back at sea.

BIRMINGHAM HOSPITAL'S CENTRE

Birmingham Hospital's Centre (1934)

Prince of Wales lays foundation stone & cuts first sod for Medical...

ITALIAN 'BOBBIES'

Italian 'bobbies' (1934)

Benito Mussolini inspects Roman Metropolitan Police.

PRIDE OF FORMER DAYS

Pride Of Former Days (1934)

Great old windjammer 'Abraham Rydberg is to sail to Australia to bring wheat...

NEW STIMULUS TO TRADE

New Stimulus To Trade (1934)

Duke of Kent opens a new section of the Grand Union Canal.

SIDMOUTH'S NEW PARK

Sidmouth's New Park (1934)

Duke of Connaught opens Sidmouth's Gardens.

THE TOWER - A GOOLE, YORKSHIRE STUDY

The Tower - A Goole, Yorkshire Study (1926)

An enormous water tower in Goole is featured - under...

ROAD REPAIRS

Road Repairs (1925)

Men lay bricks - very short segment of film.

THE MONSTER - FILMED AT GORTON, MANCHESTER

The Monster - Filmed At Gorton, Manchester (1925)

Garratt type locomotive is seen both stationary...

HUNGARIAN WHEAT

Hungarian Wheat (1923)

Various shots of the wheat harvest in Hungary.

NEW HEELS FOR OLD

New Heels For Old (1921)

New device - special renewable shoe heels.

SOLVING A SLIPPERY PROBLEM

Solving A Slippery Problem (1926)

Craft demonstrating - how to turn worn out dancing shoes into cosy...

FIVE MINUTES AT THE NORTH EAST COAST EXHIBITION NEWCASTLE

Five Minutes At The North East Coast Exhibition Newcastle (1929)

Scenes at the North East Coast...

CATERPILLAR CRAWL

Caterpillar Crawl (1923)

Footage of a tank clearing a forest - bulldozing trees.

PARIS FROCKS FOR AUTUMN

Paris Frocks For Autumn (1928)

Various fashions are modelled - inspired by the glamour of the near...

THE PLAYERS - AT WORK

The Players - At Work (1924)

Group of Bavarian artist-actors are seen at work - they are called the...

LOCOMOTIVES aka SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Locomotives AKA Southern Railway (1928)

Various shots of two steam locomotives.

THE ROAD TESTER

The Road Tester (1931)

Man measures gradients of hills, road cambers, mileage, bridge heights etc.