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  1. California - Roads into Rivers

    Date released
    19 Nov 1964
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1850A
    NoS ID
    025759
    Story no
    5 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Roads Into Rivers. DESCRIPTION: Freak rainstorms hit Southern California. Nearly forty families around Los Angeles had to evacuate their homes. One of the houses most severely hit...

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  2. Hindu Festival

    Date released
    25 Jan 1954
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1286
    NoS ID
    019007
    Story no
    6 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hindu Festival. DESCRIPTION: At Allahabad, the occasion of the celebration of the Hindu Kumbh festival. Held once every twelve years, it is attended by Indian people in their tens of...

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  3. The Battle of the Rivers

    Date released
    27 Jul 1944
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    44/60
    NoS ID
    100440
    Story no
    2 / 2
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    British and Canadian troops converge for the double thrust between the Odon and the Orne rivers. Sherman flail tanks move forward for minefield clearing. Lancasters take part in "Operation Clobber" the name...

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  4. Bridge Building - Somewhere in England

    Date released
    2 Oct 1939
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    39/77
    NoS ID
    097449
    Story no
    2 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    New kind of steel suspension bridge made up of steel parts that can be screwed together in no time at all and thrown over rivers or canals should the regular bridge be destroyed.

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  5. Your World in Nine Minutes

    Date released
    26 Sep 1946
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    46/77
    NoS ID
    101337
    Story no
    5 / 10
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Thirty days of continuous rain on Manchester district results in swollen rivers and the worst floods in living memory - damage runs into a million pounds and many hundreds of families are homeless.

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  6. It’s an Idea

    Date released
    22 Jul 1946
    Series name
    Pathe News
    Issue no
    46/58
    NoS ID
    101212
    Story no
    2 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    A pedal car for the family is another austerity idea for people without petrol coupons and a desire to get about. It can cross rivers to get to a camping site where the car converts for sleeping out.

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  7. Another Gigantic Flood Disaster in South America

    Date released
    1 Apr 1929
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    1594; Super Issue No.: 29/26
    NoS ID
    087529
    Story no
    3 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Thousands imperilled and huge damage as swollen rivers Atlanta and Mississippi burst their banks. Feathered "Orphans of the Storm".

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  8. The Great American Flood Disaster

    Date released
    5 May 1927
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    1395; Super Issue No.: 27/36
    NoS ID
    085913
    Story no
    6 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Thousands of miles inundated - incalculable damage - even City of New Orleans threatened by mighty "Father of all Rivers". Convicts are pressed into service. Armies of refugees forced to fly from their homes...

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  9. Flood Havoc in USA

    Date released
    10 Mar 1927
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    1379; Super Issue No.: 27/20
    NoS ID
    085791
    Story no
    2 / 6
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Streets turned into swift flowing rivers in California’s worst storm for years. At Whittier, many were killed and injured as bridge collapsed under pressure of rushing torrent.

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  10. Barge Balloon Barrage

    Date released
    1 Jan 1940
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    40/1
    NoS ID
    097635
    Story no
    1 / 8
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Members of the RAF Balloon Command on board barges which are moored in the mouths of all our rivers and harbours from which will fly barrage balloons.

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