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Water from Petrol [Sic]

Date released

21 Oct 1968

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2055

NoS ID

027596

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Petrol From Water. DESCRIPTION: Tom Munson, a Southport engineer, claims to have invented a motor fuel made from water! SHOTLIST: MS Southport Engineer Tom Munson, inventor of Petrol...

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Victim of the Black Out at Sea

Date released

6 May 1940

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

40/37

NoS ID

097926

Story no

3 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

The SS Greystoke Castle in dry dock after an accident off the South African coast when she rammed and sank another ship at night. She was carrying a cargo of latex, in liquid form, and when the salt water...

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New Fire Blanket

Date released

19 Apr 1973

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2289A

NoS ID

029858

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Fire Blanket. DESCRIPTION: Australians demonstrate a new blanket fire extinguisher. The blanket is soaked with a new anti-fire water-gel. SHOTLIST: GV man puts water-gel liquid on...

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Export Award

Date released

22 Jun 1970

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2142

NoS ID

028369

Story no

4 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Export Award. DESCRIPTION: A London businessman who developed an anti-fogging device used in the American space programme wins a Young Exporter award. Mr George Herbage has since been...

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Dracones

Date released

Jun 1965

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

37

NoS ID

327687

Story no

5 / 5

COI synopsis: Dracones made of rubber and nylon which can be filled with large volumes of liquid and towed through water like a barge.

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Fire Extinguishers

Date released

26 Apr 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2186

NoS ID

028813

Story no

1 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire Extinguishers. DESCRIPTION: The latest in fire extinguishers for industry and the home. A unique automatic fire escape is also featured. SHOTLIST: LV demonstrator dousing fire...

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Advance in Engineering

Date released

3 Jan 1963

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1752A

NoS ID

024942

Story no

2 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Advance in Engineering. DESCRIPTION: From the National Engineering Laboratory at East Kilbride - a new break through in metal forming which doesn’t require a press. Known as...

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Nile Steamer

Date released

22 Mar 1964

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

482

NoS ID

121495

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Mark Anthony would have recognised the feluccas we encounter on this journey. Caesar would have recognised the features of our helmsmen on this six-hundred-mile Nile journey through Thebes,...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: The Barking Blaze

Date released

30 Oct 1947

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

960A

NoS ID

014743

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Barking Blaze. DESCRIPTION: The fire at a four-acre rubber dump caused a great many problems for the National Fire Service. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS MS firemen fighting fire. Various...

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Dangerous Cargo

Date released

27 Feb 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1656

NoS ID

024004

Story no

3 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Dangerous Cargo. DESCRIPTION: Now, another tanker in the news: the Palma had made history on a voyage by carrying a very dangerous cargo in a new form. It’s phenol, a chemical which...

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