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PORTABLE AIR PORT [sic] Dublin issue

Portable Air Port [sic] Dublin Issue (1942)

Portable flooring of an aerodrome assembled at Hoffman,...

NEW TYPE OF PLANE Dublin issue

New Type Of Plane Dublin Issue (1942)

A new plane that looks like a moth is tried out in Hawthorn,...

SAFETY-FIRST SANDBAGS aka SAND BAGGING IN USA Dublin issue

Safety-First Sandbags AKA Sand Bagging In USA Dublin Issue (1942)

Sand is excavated and loaded...

WARDENS' MASS ENLISTMENT Dublin issue

Wardens' Mass Enlistment Dublin Issue (1942)

20,000 members of the Building Employers Union enlist...

SUPPLIES FOR OUR ARMIES

Supplies For Our Armies (1942)

Item detailing the cost of hundreds of army supplies at a Royal Ordnance...

SOVIET DELEGATES VISIT SHIP YARDS

Soviet Delegates Visit Ship Yards (1942)

Crowds of shipyard workers listen to speeches by members of...

MILK TRAILER

Milk Trailer (1942)

Government trailer showing the groups of people that are guaranteed a daily ration of...

 

 

INTRODUCING 'THE VINGLE'

Introducing 'the Vingle' (1942)

Women are encouraged to have short hair so it doesn't get caught in...

MEET DONALD NELSON US PRODUCTION CHIEF

Meet Donald Nelson Us Production Chief (1942)

US Production Chief calls for greater devotion to the...

STIRLINGS IN THE MAKING

Stirlings In The Making (1942)

Production of Stirling aeroplanes in British factories - good footage of...

NEW ELECTRIC TRAIN Dublin issue

New Electric Train Dublin Issue (1942)

A look at the new electric train that has started running on...

AUSTRALIA MAKES ALUMINIUM Dublin issue

Australia Makes Aluminium Dublin Issue (1942)

Young Australian scientists turn boxite and clay into...

INTRODUCING 'THE VINGLE' Dublin issue

Introducing 'the Vingle' Dublin Issue (1942)

Duplicate of story in issue 42/10 about new short hair...

BLIND FARMER CARRIES ON Dublin issue

Blind Farmer Carries On Dublin Issue (1942)

Blind farmer John Irwin is seen at work.

WAR INDUSTRY IN INDIA

War Industry In India (1942)

Good shots at an Indian steel works ends with workers assembling tanks.

UNDERGROUND FACTORIES

Underground Factories (1942)

Underground offices and factory of the Ministry of Aircraft Production.

DUBLIN FILM CONFERENCE Dublin issue

Dublin Film Conference Dublin Issue (1942)

Chiefs of the British Film Exhibitors Association visit...

DEFIANTS IN THE MAKING

Defiants In The Making (1942)

Great footage of women and men working on production of Boulton Paul...

THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE

The Russian Offensive (1942)

Latest pictures of the Russian offensive and war effort in Leningrad...

NEWS BRIEFS

News Briefs (1942)

Queen Mary visits women trainee aircraft workers and Mme Maisky unveils plaque to...

ENGINES FOR OUR PLANES

Engines For Our Planes (1942)

RAF officers meet the workers who construct their aircraft engines in a...

DISCOVERY BELOW Dublin issue

Discovery Below Dublin Issue (1942)

Excavation work on the limestone Marlin Caves in Montana, United...

WOMEN AT WORK Dublin issue

Women At Work Dublin Issue (1942)

Good shots of women doing work that is usually associated with men.

U-BOATS ATTACK DUTCH ISLANDS

U-Boats Attack Dutch Islands (1942)

Night shots of the burning oil refinery on the Island of Aruba...

NEWS BRIEFS

News Briefs (1942)

Stories include production of jeeps and Queen Wilhelmina joining her family in...

CURRENT ATTRACTION Dublin issue

Current Attraction Dublin Issue (1942)

Demonstration of the world's largest circuit breaker for...

STARS AMONG STARS Dublin issue

Stars Among Stars Dublin Issue (1942)

Film stars galore at the Oscars ceremony in Hollywood.

NOVEL LAUNCHINGS

Novel Launchings (1942)

Ships are launched in the United States of America and South Africa.

FROM A NEEDLE TO AN ANCHOR

From A Needle To An Anchor (1942)

Story shows the massive Naval Depot Stores that exist around the...

HAWAII CAMOUFLAGE Dublin issue

Hawaii Camouflage Dublin Issue (1942)

Hawaiian women sit outdoors and make camouflage webbing for the...

NORMANDIE CAPSIZES Dublin issue

Normandie Capsizes Dublin Issue (1942)

Liner ship Normandie after capsizing following a fire on her...

HIGHWAY TO ALASKA

Highway To Alaska (1942)

US troops at Fort St John work on a new road connecting Canada and America with...

UNCLE SAM'S HELPING HAND

Uncle Sam's Helping Hand (1942)

Transport vehicles are unloaded at Suez as part of the US Lease Lend to...

HALIFAX BOMBERS IN THE MAKING

Halifax Bombers In The Making (1942)

Production of Halifax Bombers in a factory.

HALF A SHIP LAUNCHED

Half A Ship Launched (1942)

Forepart of a tanker is launched and joined to the other half at a shipyard.

WATER WASPS Dublin issue

Water Wasps Dublin Issue (1942)

New speedboats called Water Wasps are tried out off the coast of...

TALE OF TWO SUBMARINES

Tale Of Two Submarines (1942)

Sunken submarines Thetis and Sailfish are seen rebuilt, renamed and back...

KING & QUEEN IN THE WEST COUNTRY

King & Queen In The West Country (1942)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth see a tin mine, land...

MORE TANKS FOR RUSSIA

More Tanks For Russia (1942)

British-built tanks are given a final test before being shipped to Russia.

MR CHURCHILL'S TOUR

Mr Churchill's Tour (1942)

Winston Churchill visits bomber station and munitions factory in the north...

BISHOP BLESSES THE LAND Dublin issue

Bishop Blesses The Land Dublin Issue (1942)

The Bishop of St Edmonsbury and Ipswich blesses the land...

NORWAY LAUNCHING Dublin issue

Norway Launching Dublin Issue (1942)

Crown Princess Martha of Norway launches the liberty ship St...

HALF A SHIP LAUNCHED Dublin issue

Half A Ship Launched Dublin Issue (1942)

Duplicate of story of same name in issue 42/38 - see...

SHIP BUILT UPSIDE DOWN Dublin issue

Ship Built Upside Down Dublin Issue (1942)

Torpedo boat built upside down at Michigan is rolled right...

£1,250,000 BLAZE Dublin issue

£1,250,000 Blaze Dublin Issue (1942)

Stacks of cotton stored at South African port go up in flames.

PLANES FOR THE MIDDLE EAST

Planes For The Middle East (1942)

Hurricane fighter planes for the RAF are assembled and take off from...

GENERAL GRANT TANKS

General Grant Tanks (1942)

The first look at the new American-built tanks - the 'General Grants' - in...

33-SECOND LAUNCHING Dublin issue

33-Second Launching Dublin Issue (1942)

New ship 'Mobile' is launched at Newport, Virginia.

LONDON SHEEP CAST CLOUTS Dublin issue

London Sheep Cast Clouts Dublin Issue (1942)

London sheep are sheared in Hyde Park; land girls...

NEWSBRIEFS

Newsbriefs (1942)

Stories include US troops in Australia and Generals Auchinleck and Ritchie receiving...