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Canadian Uranium Rush

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1238A
Date Released
26 Feb 1953
Date submitted
23 Feb 1953
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Freedom of Canterbury for Archbishop
  2. 2Canadian Uranium Rush
  3. 3News from India and Pakistan
  4. 4Partnership in Central Africa
  5. 5Queen at Point-To-Point
  6. *Scottish Cup 3rd Round - Morton Loses to Rangers

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadian Uranium Rush. DESCRIPTION: In place of the pick and shovel of gold rush days - the Geiger counter; for at North Bay, Ontario, to the locating of what is believed to be the world’s richest strike of uranium has led to a rush of prospectors. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS main street. SCU sign North Bay. Men with geiger counters. Various GVs of snow covered areas being covered by same. Men stake claims. CU chipping pieces of uranium. In town, bulletins recording progress being chalked up. In main street, men covering street with geiger counters.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Science and technology; Mining; Nuclear energy
Locations
Ontario; North Bay
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
58615
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:

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