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GOODBYE TO STEAM aka RAILWAY MODERNISATION

Goodbye To Steam AKA Railway Modernisation (1958)

Detailed look at plans to modernise Britain's...

OLD CRAFT LEARNS NEW WAYS

Old Craft Learns New Ways (1958)

View of slate quarry in Wales - new techniques for making bricks from...

HOLIDAY WASHOUT

Holiday Washout (1958)

Floods cause problems in the West Country.

WORLD AIRLINES BUY BRITISH

World Airlines Buy British (1958)

Pathe look at how well British built airliners - the Viscount,...

Selected Originals - HOLIDAY WASHOUT

Selected Originals - Holiday Washout (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story "Holiday Washout" -...

AUTOMATION GEARS UP

Automation Gears Up (1958)

Visit to a factory line showing automated machines to cut gears.

Selected Originals - AUTOMATION GEARS UP

Selected Originals - Automation Gears Up (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story "Automation...

 

 

BLACK KNIGHT INTO SPACE

Black Knight Into Space (1958)

Black Knight rocket is launched from the Woomera base in Australia.

JUNGLE ANIMALS LIKE HOME LIFE aka ANIMAL ANTICS

Jungle Animals Like Home Life AKA Animal Antics (1958)

Mr Posselt and Mr Carr show off their pets...

"Sausage" For Oil Transport! (1958)

A flexible device is used for towing amounts of oil across the...

RAF GET 'BLOODHOUND' MISSILES

RAF Get 'bloodhound' Missiles (1958)

The Royal Air Force try out their new Bloodhound anti-aircraft...

MINEFIELDS GET KO

Minefields Get Ko (1958)

The American military try out a new way to clear beaches of mines.

BALLOON WILL DO A

Balloon Will Do A "Kon Tiki" (1958)

A balloon is prepared at Cardington for a trip across the South...

CRIPPLED BOY

Crippled Boy "A Miracle" (1958)

A young boy learns to walk with his artificial legs in County Durham.

THIS LIFEBOAT CAN'T SINK

This Lifeboat Can't Sink (1958)

A new German designed lifeboat made from plastic is demonstrated in...

ADAMS RIVER SALMON RUN

Adams River Salmon Run (1958)

Traditional Native American techniques are used to catch salmon in...

GREAT LAKES DISASTER

Great Lakes Disaster (1958)

Storm causes the sinking of a ship in Lake Michigan - US Coastguards set out...

CHEETAHS FOR DUKE AND DUCHESS

Cheetahs For Duke And Duchess (1958)

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester are presented with animals on...

MISSILE PREPARED

Missile Prepared (1958)

A 'Thor' intermediate range ballistic missile is shown at it's launch base in...

ATOM POWER FROM BRITAIN

Atom Power From Britain (1958)

British engineers are building a nuclear power station in Italy.

RADAR TRAPS SPEEDSTERS

Radar Traps Speedsters (1958)

German police demonstrate their new device for catching speeding...

ROBOTS SMOOTH OFFICE WORRIES

Robots Smooth Office Worries (1958)

Automatic typewriters and letter sorting machines - the cutting...

STORM VICTIMS ASK FOR HELP

Storm Victims Ask For Help (1958)

People in flooded Basildon clear out the debris of their homes.

"Flood Town" Protests (1958)

Streets of Wickford, Essex are flooded after rain and the locals are non...

"Sun Furnace" Starts Work (1958)

The American Army show off a device which uses the power of the sun to...

FLOODS HAVOC SOUTHERN FRANCE

Floods Havoc Southern France (1958)

Bridges are washed away and floods devastate part of South-East...

SEASICKNESS TAUGHT: ONE EASY LESSON

Seasickness Taught: One Easy Lesson (1958)

Naval scientists test out pills to stop seasickness with...

MOON NEXT TIME?

Moon Next Time? (1958)

NASA scientists do early work on the Moon shot - with help from Jodrell Bank in...

GIRDER TOWED 200 MILES aka GIRDER TOWED TWO HUNDRED MILES

Girder Towed 200 Miles AKA Girder Towed Two Hundred Miles (1958)

A huge iron girder is brought...

FOG WON'T STOP FUTURE FLYING

Fog Won't Stop Future Flying (1958)

Scientists test out an automatic landing system for aeroplanes in...

TROPIC BIRDS EXHIBITION

Tropic Birds Exhibition (1958)

Tropical birds are made to perform tricks at exhibition in Holland.

FLASHES FROM US

Flashes From Us (1958)

Plane crashes into house - Guided Missile tested - Snowstorm stops traffic.

Selected Originals - FLASHES FROM US

Selected Originals - Flashes From Us (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story "Flashes From US" -...

Selected Originals - TROPIC BIRDS EXHIBITION

Selected Originals - Tropic Birds Exhibition (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story "Tropic...

BE YOUR OWN SUBMARINE

Be Your Own Submarine (1958)

Demonstration of underwater motor device in outdoor pool in London.

SHIPS RACE FREEZE-UP

Ships Race Freeze-Up (1958)

Men work to free ships from the ice in a sudden freeze-up in the Lachine...

REVIEW OF 1958

Review Of 1958 (1958)

Compilation of library material making up a retrospective of 1958 news events.

MAN AND THE STARS

Man And The Stars (1958)

Prince Philip opens London Planetarium - America launches second satellite.

INTRODUCING 'GOLIATH'

Introducing 'goliath' (1958)

A huge crane is used in the building of Bradwell Atomic Power Station.

Selected Originals - DUKE OPENS PLANETARIUM

Selected Originals - Duke Opens Planetarium (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story "Man And The...

STRANGE AIRCRAFT

Strange Aircraft (1958)

America shows of the WV2E aerial radar plane for use by the US Navy.

Selected Originals - THE STRANGEST SHAPE IN THE SKY

Selected Originals - The Strangest Shape In The Sky (1958)

Material relating to newsreel story...

CIRCUS ACTORS

Circus Actors (1958)

Young animal trainer Simonov and his bears performing for camera.

SPACE PILOT TESTING MACHINE

Space Pilot Testing Machine (1958)

Space pilots testing machine show how the body reacts to various...

COMMON COLD RESEARCH UNIT - SALISBURY

Common Cold Research Unit - Salisbury (1958)

Research into common cold at Salisbury.

POTATO WASHING MACHINE

Potato Washing Machine (1958)

Potatoes washed by using potato washing machine.

HUSKY DOG SLEIGH CLASSIC RACE

Husky Dog Sleigh Classic Race (1958)

Husky dog sleigh race at New England.

BLIZZARD HITS KANSAS CITY

Blizzard Hits Kansas City (1958)

Snow blizzard hits Kansas City.

H POWER FOR PEACE

H Power For Peace (1958)

British scientist working on Zeta machine which produces energy by hydrogen...

TRIPLET BROTHERS WORK FOR U.S.S.R. RAILWAYS

Triplet Brothers Work For U.S.S.R. Railways (1958)

Triplets working for Soviet railways.