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  1. Russian Oil Wells Ablaze

    Date released
    10 May 1943
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    43/37
    NoS ID
    099957
    Story no
    1 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    Capture of a Caucasian oil field by the Germans turns out to be a hollow victory when the Russians adopt the scorched earth policy and set fire to the oil wells. German troops advancing across country use...

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  2. Herrings by the Million

    Date released
    19 Feb 1962
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1707
    NoS ID
    024510
    Story no
    2 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Herrings By the Million. DESCRIPTION: Recent catches of herrings off the coast of British Columbia have almost beaten every record. The trawlers use huge seine nets to catch them,...

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  3. Britain’s New Oil Refinery

    Date released
    30 Mar 1950
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1086A
    NoS ID
    016290
    Story no
    5 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Britain’s New Oil Refinery. DESCRIPTION: The first of Britain’s post-war oil refineries to come into use covers a site of over 2,000 acres at Stanlow, Cheshire. The new cooling...

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  4. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Exploit of Lofoten

    Date released
    13 Mar 1941
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    614A
    NoS ID
    011527
    Story no
    7 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lofoten Island Exploit. DESCRIPTION: Norwegian civilians and fighting services have arrived in Britain after being rescued from the Lofoten Islands. The best part of the whole operation...

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  5. New Power Station Opens

    Date released
    13 Nov 1977
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2528
    NoS ID
    031060
    Story no
    2 / 3

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Irish Power Station. DESCRIPTION: Ireland’s newest and largest Power Station in opened at Tarbert in County Kerry. The Station is fired by heavy residual fuel oil and will inject...

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  6. Lavender Harvest

    Date released
    13 Oct 1958
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    198
    NoS ID
    120624
    Story no
    1 / 3
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Pathe synopsis: One of the old cries of London, "Who’ll buy my sweet lavender?" may be heard less and less, but the lavender crop is still a lucrative, as well as fragrant, annual event. In Norfolk the...

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  7. Safety Glass

    Date released
    9 Aug 1964
    Series name
    Colour Pictorial
    Issue no
    502
    NoS ID
    121545
    Story no
    4 / 4
    Extras
    1 film clip

    Pathe synopsis: A model car in a 100-mile-an-hour wind tunnel is just one of the tests at a Warwickshire laboratory to determine the safety of glass at high speeds. Windscreen wipers are carefully checked to...

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  8. Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Burning Up the Japs

    Date released
    9 Aug 1945
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    844A
    NoS ID
    013524
    Story no
    2 / 2

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Burning Up the Japs. DESCRIPTION: Pictures of the taking of Balikpapan in Borneo show the pounding taken by the Japanese. Oil wells going up in smoke took away one of the Japan’s...

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  9. Giant Tanker in Liverpool

    Date released
    26 Feb 1970
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    2125A
    NoS ID
    028203
    Story no
    2 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Giant Tanker in Liverpool. DESCRIPTION: The biggest ship ever to use the River Mersey - the 206,000 ton Japanese built tanker Malo - dwarfs all other shipping as it is guided to the...

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  10. News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Parking and Underground Shelters - A Practical Illustration

    Date released
    20 Feb 1939
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    507
    NoS ID
    009716
    Story no
    10 / 11

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Auger Car Park Model. DESCRIPTION: A new idea for an underground Car Park which could be used as an Air Raid Shelter in wartime. SHOTLIST: General views of the model demonstrating the...

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