Salt of the Earth

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

44/33

Date Released

24 Apr 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Evacuees Return to Gibraltar
2. 2Salt of the Earth
3. 3Newsbriefs
4. 4Great Air Offensive

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

In the Malagash salt mines of Nova Scotia, Canadian miners work on extracting the salt. The work consists of conventional digging methods and another is running water down rock face and washing the salt down into the underground lakes. Gag shot of workmen at lunch having a sandwich and taking a pinch of salt from big stack.

Keywords

Curiosities; Mining

Locations

Canada; Nova Scotia

Length of story (in feet)

98

Story extras:

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