Gold Mine Fire

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1042
Date Released
23 May 1949
Date submitted
19 May 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Snake Pit Premiere
  2. 2Gold Mine Fire
  3. 3Paris Obelisk Scaled for Stunt
  4. 4Wonders of Ancient Egypt Revealed
  5. 5Century of Fashion
  6. 6New Guinea Natives Filmed for the First Time by Movietone News

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gold Mine on Fire. DESCRIPTION: Near Johannesburg in South Africa, the Robinson Deep Gold Mine catches fire, because of the intense heat it cannot be put out, but efforts are being made to prevent it from spreading. SHOTLIST: KS. GV gold mine. Elevated pan of gold mine. GV city of Johannesburg (very good). Pan ditto. Interior - directors of mine give instructions over map to workers. SCU lift shaft wheel turning slowly. Native workers form "chain" pass sandbags. MS entrance to liftshaft. Native workers lying on ground resting. SCU head of native with tin helmet over his head. Reliefs walk towards lift shaft.
Keywords
Fires; Mining
Locations
Johannesburg
Footage sources
South Africa
Card file number
51982
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
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