Results

Full access to all collections is a privilege of BUFVC membership. If you are already a BUFVC member, please log in. Otherwise you may join now.
41-50 of 70 results | Page 5 of 7
« First
34567Next ›
Last »
Sort results by

  1. BRETBY

    Date released
    Feb 1957
    Series name
    Mining Review 10th Year
    Issue no
    6
    NoS ID
    345947
    Story no
    3 / 4

    BFI synopsis: The setting-up of a Central Engineering Establishment at Bretby NCB Commentary - Back in 1953 a decision was taken to set up at Bretby in Derbyshire a Central Engineering Establishment for the...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only

  2. THE BIG PUSH

    Date released
    Apr 1953
    Series name
    Mining Review 6th Year
    Issue no
    8
    NoS ID
    345781
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: the new British tractor, the Vickers-Rolls-Royce VR 180, on opencast sites. NCB Commentary - Opencast coal continues to play a big part in our fuel supply. With production running at 200,000...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only

  3. FLIGHT LOADING

    Date released
    Mar 1956
    Series name
    Mining Review 9th Year
    Issue no
    7
    NoS ID
    345907
    Story no
    3 / 4

    BFI synopsis: flights attached to an ordinary coal-cutter turn it into a power-loader (shot at Polkemmet Colliery) NCB Commentary - In 80% of British Coalfaces cutting machines bring down the coal, to be...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only

  4. Computers

    Date released
    Mar 1965
    Series name
    Mining Review 18th Year
    Issue no
    7
    NoS ID
    346278
    Story no
    1 / 3

    NoS synopsis: The use of computers in the coal industry for payroll and other applications NCB Commentary - This is the inside of a computer. And these are some of the people who work with it. What has all...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only

  5. GLAMORGANSHIRE - WELSH SHOVEL

    Date released
    Jun 1959
    Series name
    Mining Review 12th Year
    Issue no
    10
    NoS ID
    346046
    Story no
    1 / 3

    BFI synopsis: New techniques at Nantgarw colliery, near Cardiff. New technique for concreting tunnel walls shown with two men experimenting on wall of surface, then underground. Shot of driving tunnel to get...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only

  6. EAST WeymSS

    Date released
    Apr 1960
    Series name
    Mining Review 13th Year
    Issue no
    8
    NoS ID
    346082
    Story no
    3 / 4

    BFI synopsis: Mining and weaving in the Scottish village of East Emyss NCB Commentary - East Wemyss is a little mining village on the shores of the Firth of Forth. The sea, once the source of livelihood, is...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only

  7. A WALK IN THE NEWS

    Date released
    May 1963
    Series name
    Mining Review 16th Year
    Issue no
    9
    NoS ID
    346208
    Story no
    3 / 3

    BFI synopsis: Ewan MacColl sings the story of Les Weightman, a machine operator at Denby Hall Colliery, who took up the challenge to walk 30 miles in 7 hours. Plus the coverage of the story by the "Coal...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only

  8. 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...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only

  9. RAKE’S PROGRESS

    Date released
    Mar 1959
    Series name
    Mining Review 12th Year
    Issue no
    7
    NoS ID
    346038
    Story no
    4 / 4

    BFI synopsis: New German tunnelling machinery brings life to a long disused pit. NCB Commentary - Brynlliw Colliery, abandoned in 1927 as uneconomic, is to live again. Reconstruction going on since 1954 is...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only

  10. THE WAFFLER

    Date released
    Jul 1953
    Series name
    Mining Review 6th Year
    Issue no
    11
    NoS ID
    345794
    Story no
    2 / 3

    NoS Summary - new coal-cutters NCB Commentary - Here at Brockhill Colliery in Notthinghamshire a new system of mechanised mining and power loading is working, and they don’t have to use any explosives....

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Record only Record only
About marked records »
41-50 of 70 results | Page 5 of 7
« First
34567Next ›
Last »
Sort results by