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Tom Eastwood Strikes Coal - 400,000,000 Tons

Date released

30 May 1949

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

49/43

NoS ID

102940

Story no

3 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Near Lichfield, Staffs, geologist Tom Eastwood discovers a new coalfield - expected to yield 400 million tons when production begins in two years time.

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Two Train Disasters including

Date released

7 Jan 1946

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1253

NoS ID

064931

Story no

1 / 9

Lichfield.

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Rail Smash at Lichfield

Date released

7 Jan 1946

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1615

NoS ID

148471

Story no

5 / 8

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New Bishop Enthroned at Lichfield

Date released

27 Sep 1937

Series name

Universal Talking News

Issue no

753

NoS ID

143642

Story no

6 / 9

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Accidents Keynote New Year

Date released

7 Jan 1946

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1550

NoS ID

039848

Story no

2 / 4

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

a. Eight die, hundreds injured at Lichfield in collision between local train and fish express. b. Ammunition train at Savernake blows up. Eight soldiers lose life.

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THE LICHFIELD BOWER

Date released

9 Jun 1927

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

1692

NoS ID

386024

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: Many gaily decorated cars and beautiful costumes in annual procession.

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Two Railway Crashes

Date released

7 Jan 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

866

NoS ID

013679

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Two Railway Crashes. DESCRIPTION: NORTHWOOD - Two Metropolitan trains crashed in dense fog. LICHFIELD - The fish train on the Fleetwood to London run crashed into a passenger train...

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A Dry Holiday

Date released

8 Aug 1946

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1611

NoS ID

040153

Story no

4 / 4

Film review of year’s biggest holiday includes scenes at Isle of Man and Blackpool, International Athletics at White City and Rodeo at Lichfield.

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Titanic Memorial Unveiled At Lichfield

Date released

3 Aug 1914

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

351

NoS ID

382428

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

NfO synopsis: Memorial to Commander Smith unveiled.

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Trent Valley Train Crash

Date released

7 Jan 1946

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

46/2

NoS ID

100912

Story no

6 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Tragedy at Lichfield Station. Seventeen people lose their lives when fish special rams passenger train. Air shots supplement ground level scenes of accident.

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