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Sports Page: Empire Games race dispute

Date released

3 Mar 1938

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

456A

NoS ID

008579

Story no

14 / 15

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: SA Empire Games Team. SHOTLIST: The South Africans and the Rhodesians are the first teams to arrive at the Empire Village for the Games. They welcome Australia with their war-cry....

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Whit Holiday Rail Strike

Date released

2 Jun 1955

Series name

Universal Irish News

Issue no

350

NoS ID

135963

Story no

1 / 1

Strike scenes (95 feet) Tay River rail crash (52 feet) Road traffic (42 feet) Rambler’s Hotel in Lake District (22 feet) St Paul’s Morris Dancing (28 feet) Tours around London Airport (61 feet) Berlin...

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Whit Holiday Rail Strike

Date released

2 Jun 1955

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

2596

NoS ID

154793

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 commentary sheet

Strike scenes (95 feet) Tay River rail crash (52 feet) Road traffic (42 feet) Rambler’s Hotel in Lake District (22 feet) St Paul’s Morris Dancing (28 feet) Tours around London Airport (61 feet) Berlin...

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Olympic Games

Date released

20 Feb 1928

Series name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue no

189

NoS ID

048791

Story no

3 / 7

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Britain Wins Last Olympics Gold Medal

Date released

7 Aug 1952

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2237

NoS ID

043849

Story no

5 / 5

Colonel Llewellyn on Foxhunter and his team mates win the Prix des Nations, thus winning Britain’s only gold medal of the Olympic Games. Spectacular ceremony brings Games to conclusion.

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Olympic Training

Date released

1 Sep 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/71

NoS ID

113231

Story no

1 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

8,000 feet above sea level at Thompson Falls, a national beauty spot athletes of several nations have found an ideal Olympic training place which tops, by at least 500 feet the Mexico setting for the Games.

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Highland Games

Date released

17 Oct 1955

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

042

NoS ID

120099

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Shows the Highland Games in Aboyne, Scotland, with a funfair and military band, men tossing the caber and throwing the hammer, and Cumberland wrestling.

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Braemar Games

Date released

12 Sep 1968

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

68/74

NoS ID

113251

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

The Royal Family open the world-famous Highland Games - which began as a village event patronised by Queen Victoria, and now attracts thousands of visitors every year; even Americans trying to toss the caber.

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Off to the Games

Date released

12 Nov 1962

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

62/91

NoS ID

110428

Story no

3 / 8

Extras

1 film clip

Athletes take plane to Australia to compete in Commonwealth Games.

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Games Open

Date released

21 Jul 1952

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

52/59

NoS ID

104836

Story no

6 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

Official opening ceremony.

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