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  1. Central Workshops

    Date released
    Nov 1948
    Series name
    Mining Review 2nd Year
    Issue no
    3
    NoS ID
    345489
    Story no
    1 / 5

    NoS synopsis: The work of Cowdenbeath Central Workshops in Scotland which employs 750 men and serves forty collieries. The workshops provide overhaul, repair and engineering facilities to the collieries....

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  2. FUTURE DEFINITE

    Date released
    Aug 1957
    Series name
    Mining Review 10th Year
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    345967
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: inauguration of Parkside colliery, Lancashire, and the first coal from Kinneil NCB Commentary - A new name joins the list of British collieries - the first pit to be sunk in Lancashire for over...

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  3. GOOD MOVE

    Date released
    May 1957
    Series name
    Mining Review 10th Year
    Issue no
    9
    NoS ID
    345957
    Story no
    2 / 4

    BFI synopsis: the rehousing of a mining community in Northumberland. NCB Commentary - At West Wylan, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, stand these 100 year old back to back cottages. Now, their days are numbered....

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  4. A TIME TO DIVE

    Date released
    Oct 1958
    Series name
    Mining Review 12th Year
    Issue no
    2
    NoS ID
    346020
    Story no
    4 / 4

    BFI synopsis: An international diving festival at Dawdon. NCB Commentary - Dawdon Colliery, well known to diving enthusiasts, attracts a big crowd for an International Diving Festival. Dawdon were acting...

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  5. Liquor Business

    Date released
    1937
    Series name
    The March of Time 2nd Year
    Issue no
    10
    NoS ID
    352156
    Story no
    3 / 3

    The March of Time synopsis: The new issue of The March of Time contains an intriguing episode entitled "Liquor Business", revolving around the powerful factions of bootlegging and prohibition which threaten...

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  6. Testing time

    Date released
    Aug 1959
    Series name
    Mining Review 12th Year
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    346054
    Story no
    2 / 4

    BFI synopsis: A recently opened laboratory to serve the scientific needs of the Scottish coalfields. NCB Commentary - With increasing competition from other forms of fuel, scientific control of the...

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  7. DIGGING DEEP

    Date released
    Aug 1951
    Series name
    Mining Review 4th Year
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    345711
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI Summary - shaft sinking in Lancashire. BFI synopsis: Lady Balfour, wife of the Scottish Division’s chairman, cuts the first sod for two new shafts at Kinneil Colliery near Bo’ness. NCB Commentary...

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  8. STOCKS FOR WATTS

    Date released
    Jan 1960
    Series name
    Mining Review 13th Year
    Issue no
    5
    NoS ID
    346072
    Story no
    2 / 4

    NoS synopsis: the storing of coal for the new power station being built at High Marnham in Nottinghamshire which will be the largest electricity generating station in Britain (1,000MW) NCB Commentary -...

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  9. SANDS OF DEE

    Date released
    Mar 1955
    Series name
    Mining Review 8th Year
    Issue no
    7
    NoS ID
    345865
    Story no
    3 / 4

    BFI synopsis: point of Ayr reconstruction NCB Commentary - Point of Ayr Colliery, most northerly in Wales, comes into the headlines as its million pound reconstruction scheme nears completion. From this...

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  10. MINERS’ PENSIONS

    Date released
    Dec 1951
    Series name
    Mining Review 5th Year
    Issue no
    4
    NoS ID
    345725
    Story no
    1 / 3

    BFI synopsis: an explanation of a new pension scheme for the mining industry. Filmed at Snowdon Colliery, Dover accounting office. NCB Commentary - At pits all over the country, the last pay day in October...

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