Men Outside Employment Exchange 1947

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Unissued / Unused material.

Wales.

Various shots Pathe reporter John Parsons with a group of miners outside an unemployment exchange in Wales. C/U as some of the men give their opinions on unemployment into the microphone. Some good interviews about how women and foreign workers...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
64534
Sort Number:
UN 1869 D
Time in/Out:
01:00:02:00 / 01:01:39:00
Canister:
UN 1869 D
Film ID:
2194.01
Issue Date:
1947

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Trade & Industry
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miners WORK 1940'S 1940s and 1950s mining

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