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Personality Column: Duke of Edinburgh Visits Mines

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1192A
Date Released
10 Apr 1952
Date submitted
4 Apr 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Funeral Gun Crews Decorated
  2. 2Personality Column: Duke of Edinburgh Visits Mines
  3. 3Personality Column: Queen Juliana in United States
  4. 4Personality Column: President Truman’s Announcement
  5. 5FA Cup Semi Final Replay - Arsenal Beat Chelsea
  6. 6Soccer - England Beat Scotland
  7. *Big Golf in Australia

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Section Title
Personality Column
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh Visits a Coalmine. DESCRIPTION: Mosley Common Colliery was one of the places visited by the Duke of Edinburgh during his tour of coal mines in Lancashire. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV coalmine. Duke walking down steps towards camera. Duke climbs into ‘hoppit’ (bucket). Hoppit descending. cut-in mechanic controlling descent of hoppit. SCU wheel turning. Hoppit ascending. Duke gets out, slightly dirty. Walks through waving miners. Across railway lines etc., through yards. Presented with coalminers (model) lamp. CU Duke with same smiling.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Railways; Industry and manufacture; Mining
Locations
Manchester; Mosley Common Colliery
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
57025
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
95
Story extras:

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