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  1. Fire at Sea

    Date released
    5 May 1941
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    41/36
    NoS ID
    098750
    Story no
    3 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Passenger ship "Orungal" runs ashore off Victoria, Australia, and while awaiting high tides to float her off, fire breaks out on board and quickly spreads from stem to stern. With her cargo of crude oil this...

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  2. Weird Hindu Fete at Singapore

    Date released
    10 Apr 1930
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    44A
    NoS ID
    002438
    Story no
    5 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Weird Hindu Fete at Singapore. DESCRIPTION: Penitence and joy mingle strangely as Tamil God of Prosperity is honoured. SHOTLIST: Shots of the strange procession. A GREAT DAY FOR THE...

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  3. Flying Revolutionised

    Date released
    11 May 1931
    Series name
    Pathe Super Sound Gazette
    Issue no
    31/38
    NoS ID
    089100
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    First heavier-than-air plane, diesel engined, burning crude oil, eliminating fire danger, reducing flying costs by one fourth - startles aviation world. [Source: UFA 34. 44 ft] And aeroplanes for all...

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  4. Join The High Octane Diners Club

    Date released
    1967
    Series name
    London Line (Colour series 2)
    Issue no
    11
    NoS ID
    326110
    Story no
    1 / 4

    COI synopsis: Michael Smee samples the new animal foodstuffs produced from crude oil, and discusses the revolutionary potential of this man-made alternative to traditional fruits of the earth.

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  5. Distillation2 (1966)

    Director
    Rodney Giesler
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 14 min.

    Demonstration of the separation of hydrocarbon compounds in crude oil. Using models, the working of the fractionating tower in a distillation unit is shown. Shows a few of the varied uses of the finished...

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  6. World-wide Survey: Germany - Oil Menace

    Date released
    7 Feb 1955
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1340
    NoS ID
    019838
    Story no
    4 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oil Plague. DESCRIPTION: Six thousand tons of crude oil, jettisoned by a Danish tanker, has contaminated the North Sea coastline over a wide area. SHOTLIST: KS CU of oil being scooped...

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  7. News and Sports Pageant of Movietone - Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell and Alan Howland: Fishermen Make Sure

    Date released
    10 Apr 1939
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    514
    NoS ID
    009873
    Story no
    7 / 9

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Chinese Fishing. DESCRIPTION: The Chinese employ novel fishing methods. SHOTLIST: Chinese people fish in a primitive way. They remove the water from a lake by a crude form of...

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  8. Petrol (1985)

    Subject
    Chemistry
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 21 min.

    Production of gasoline from crude oil by fractional distillation. Discusses the nature of oil, the suitability of gasoline fraction for spark ignition engines and fuel design to suit purpose and operating...

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  9. Road Bowling

    Date released
    9 Sep 1957
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    141
    NoS ID
    120443
    Story no
    2 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Pathe synopsis -The ancient Irish game of road bowling continues - in spite of a two-centuries-old British law prohibiting it as "a dangerous and revolutionary game". Heavy bets are placed on the individual...

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  10. Sensamatic Looms

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    85
    NoS ID
    325413
    Story no
    3 / 3

    COI synopsis: When a shuttle went amok up at the mill a dagger was hastily plunged into the frog: a crude mechanical way of stopping a loom in a hurry, and a terrible strain on its components. An...

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