Duke At Slate Quarries 1956

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Dinorwic Slate Quarry, North Wales.

Duke of Edinburgh visits Dinorwic Slate Quarries. He drives a locomotive of a little train, with officials behind. Various images of smoking chimney, people working and Duke browsing. Train takes Duke and officials in the mountain to the quarry itself. Quarry...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
31991
Sort Number:
56/061
Time in/Out:
01:44:18:00 / 01:45:28:00
Canister:
56/61
Film ID:
591.20
Issue Date:
30/07/1956

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
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