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Horner Stirs Hornets’ Nest

Date released

21 Oct 1948

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1841

NoS ID

041314

Story no

7 / 7

Miners Secretary, returning from Paris, defending support of French Miners. Will Lawther denounces Horner’s attitude. WJ Brown, MP sums up.

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Shall We Escape Crisis

Date released

8 Jan 1951

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2072

NoS ID

042793

Story no

1 / 7

Miners’ Union executive meets Prime Minister at No 10 to make plans to avert threatened fuel crisis. Sir Will Lawther, President MWU [Mine Workers Union], gives Paramount exclusive interview.

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TUC President Condemns Some Recent Strikes

Date released

8 Sep 1949

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1636

NoS ID

067817

Story no

1 / 5

Extras

1 film clip

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Gala Days

Date released

Aug 1950

Series name

Mining Review 3rd Year

Issue no

12

NoS ID

345667

Story no

2 / 4

BFI synopsis: Rotherham miners’ gala; includes Sir Stafford Cripps and Sir Will Lawther, President of the NUM, attending (17th June 1950).

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Battle of Britain 1947

Date released

17 Mar 1947

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

47/22

NoS ID

101651

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

A critical moment in our affairs. Story dealing with economic crisis. Interviews with Sir Stafford Cripps, Will Lawther, President National Union of Mineworkers, and Sir Miles Thomas Vice Chairman Nuffield...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Union Executives in Dispute

Date released

21 Oct 1948

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1011A

NoS ID

015385

Story no

6 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mine Leaders in Dispute. DESCRIPTION: Chris Blackwell, Chief Shop Steward of Metro-Vickers, has had his credentials withdrawn because of communist leanings. Mr Horner, the Communist...

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World Trade Union Get Together

Date released

1 Dec 1949

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1069A

NoS ID

016070

Story no

2 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Trade Unions Get Together. DESCRIPTION: At London’s County Hall, two hundred and fifty delegates from forty countries have met to form a non-communist Trade Union. The four...

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May Day

Date released

Jun 1948

Series name

Mining Review 1st Year

Issue no

10

NoS ID

334755

Story no

4 / 4

BFI synopsis: The Scottish Miner’s gala with the march from Holyrood Palace, speeches by Will Lawther, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, Abe Moffat, President of the Scottish Miners and...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lidice Shall Live

Date released

14 Sep 1942

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

693

NoS ID

012434

Story no

2 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lidice Shall Live. DESCRIPTION: The "Lidice-shall-live" Movement, conceived in Britain very soon after the Nazis’ brutal blotting-out of the Czechoslovak village, received its...

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NUM Conference

Date released

Nov 1947

Series name

Mining Review 1st Year

Issue no

3

NoS ID

334729

Story no

1 / 3

BFI Summary - The 1947 N.U.M. conference at Rothesay. COI Commentary - Commentary: This year’s National Union of Mine Workers Annual Conference was at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde....

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