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Canals to Help War Effort

Date released

17 Feb 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/14

NoS ID

098589

Story no

2 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

The canals of Britain are under investigation as to whether full use of canals might relieve rail and road congestion.

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Great Web of Water, The Central Valley Project (1991 Video)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 28 min., Free loan

Recounts the history of the Central Valley Project, California, and shows many of its components, including more than 20 dams and reservoirs and 1500 miles of canals, etc. that make up the great water system.

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Othello (1907 Film)

A version of Othello. Ball (op cit, p. 306) notes that the naming of the director as Mario Caserini and the actor Ubaldo Del Colle as Othello is speculative. The Walturdaw Animated Pictures catalogue (the...

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John Heap on decline of canals (1981)

Genre

Interview

John Heap, Chairman of the Inland Waterways Association, on the decline of canals. He says the British Waterways Board does not have enough money to make vital repairs. Male interviewer not identified.

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Denis Howell castigated over waterways (1978)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Robert Bean, British Waterways Board, on a House of Commons Select Committee report criticising Energy Minister Denis Howell over treatment of UK waterways and canals.

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Mark Baldwin on British Waterways report (1978)

Genre

Interview

Mark Baldwin, Vice-Chairman of the Inland Waterways Association, says money is needed to repair the country’s canals and waterways. He is interviewed following the release of a Select Committee critical...

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Churchill Tours Dutch Canals Amsterdam Harbour and Canals with Queen Wilhelmina and Mrs and Mary Churchill [Sic]

Date released

20 May 1946

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

1653

NoS ID

148692

Story no

6 / 8

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Draining Flooded Holland

Date released

30 Jul 1945

Series name

War Pictorial News

Issue no

221

NoS ID

156432

Story no

2 / 4

The clearing of flooded areas by the British Army. Shots of farms flooded and destroyed. The process of pumping water away into the canals. US NATIONAL ARCHIVE ENTRY: 13 min, sd, B&W, 35mm Reel 1 Part 1...

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Canals

Date released

31 Jan 1929

Series name

Empire News Bulletin

Issue no

288

NoS ID

049602

Story no

3 / 7

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American Hustle is a Fact and No Myth

Date released

11 Jan 1932

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

136

NoS ID

003413

Story no

4 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: American Pedestrians Jump to It. DESCRIPTION: Pedestrians jump to it in Chicago, and traffic on City’s Canals meet no irritating delays. SHOTLIST: Speeded up story of traffic on canal...

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