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Princess Elizabeth’s Visit to Swindon

Date released

4 Dec 1950

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

50/97

NoS ID

103837

Extras

1 film clip

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British Rail engineering scaling down (1985)

Genre

Interview; News report

British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) Chairman and Managing director, Philip Norman, explains why the company must lose five thousand jobs. Their Swindon base will be the hardest hit. Swindon works...

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Anti-poll tax demonstration in Swindon (1990)

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech; Special

Report on public reaction to the Government’s poll tax plans, from the scene of a local government meeting in Swindon. Council leader Tony Hussey criticises Environment Secretary, Chris Patten; an angry,...

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Soccer: Leeds V Swindon

Date released

28 Jan 1971

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2173A

NoS ID

028677

Story no

1 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Soccer: Leeds V Swindon. DESCRIPTION: Already favourites for the 1971 FA Cup, Leeds United meet Second Division Swindon Town in the 4th round. An easy 4-0 victory for Leeds despite...

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[Swindon - Giant Vacuum Cleaner]

Date released

19 Jan 1933

Series name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue no

703

NoS ID

050954

Story no

3 / 5

NFTVA Silent News Films (1965): "Swindon - giant vacuum cleaner: Great Western Railway instals big device for cleaning carriages and preventing disease." A coach is shunted into the cleaner and the...

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News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - by Aidan Crawley with Alan Howland and Ivan Scott: The Duke of Gloucester Visits Swindon

Date released

7 Jul 1938

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

474A

NoS ID

008987

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Gloucester at Swindon. SHOTLIST: HRH the Duke of Gloucester visits the town of Swindon and tours several factories and opens the new municipal offices. Shot of the Regent Cinema...

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Reports: Tyldesley & Swindon - Fire Tragedy and Railway smash

Date released

16 Jan 1936

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

345A

NoS ID

006136

Story no

1 / 10

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fire Tragedy and Railway Smash. SHOTLIST: Tyldesley - Shots of the gutted house and damage after the fire. Swindon - Shots of debris and overturned carriages on the line.

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Swindon - Steam to Scrap

Date released

9 Nov 1961

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1692A

NoS ID

024353

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Steam to Scrap. DESCRIPTION: The days of the good old steam locos are numbered, and the real veterans are being broken up. Here at Swindon, where many thousands have been built over the...

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Swindon Town demoted over pay deals (1990)

Genre

News report; Interview

Swindon Town Football Club is to appeal against the Football League’s decision to demote the team from the first division to the third. It came after the club admitted making under-the-counter payments...

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Swindon Town Football Club wins appeal against relegation (1990)

Genre

Interview; News report; Vox pop

Swindon Town will remain in the Second Division after the football club won an appeal against demotion for financial irregularities at the FA’s Board of Appeal. Manager, Osvaldo (or Ossie) Ardiles will...

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