Miners Stage Gala in Colliery Pool

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1045A
Date Released
16 Jun 1949
Date submitted
13 Jun 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1British Instrument of Ratification Handed Over
  2. 2Academy for India’s Armed Forces
  3. 3Gold Strike on a Farm
  4. 4Miners Stage Gala in Colliery Pool
  5. 5Cycle Cops Hold Own Gymkhana
  6. 6Royal Visitor at Richmond Show
  7. 7Ascot’s Opening

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Colliery Swimming Gala. DESCRIPTION: At Dawdon Colliery the local miners held a Gala which included swimming, diving and a bathing beauty display. SHOTLIST: KS. GV swimming pool with colliery in background. Various shots of swimming events & water polo. Cut-in SCU Mr Watson, new Labour Party Chairman. Cut-in pit workers looking on. Several shots of mannequin parade, also one girl, namely Miss Eileen Hebson in a very abbreviated swim suit - bikini. Cut-in of crowds husbands with their wives, the wives pulling caps over their husbands heads.
Keywords
Sport; Entertainment and leisure; Water sports
Locations
Seaham; Dawdon Colliery
Card file number
52109
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
72
Story extras:
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