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South African Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1599A
Date Released
28 Jan 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Rhodesian Highlights
  2. 2South African Disaster
  3. 3Drama Awards
  4. 4Algeria - Crisis

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: South African Disaster. DESCRIPTION: At the pit-head of the Coalbrook Colliery in South Africa, relatives waited for news of 440 men trapped down below, of whom six are white. A white rescue team went down in a vain attempt to break through a mile of rubble. An African team followed. Later, their attempts at rescue became impossible, owing to a second fall of rock, 500 feet underground. Since then, a high-speed diamond-drill has been brought into action. It was the last hope of getting help through to the miners. SHOTLIST: GV crowd. Pan - anxious relatives. MS rescue workers. GV crowd. MS rescue workers. MS same. BS cable car gantry. Pan rescue workers (2). Pan priest holding service. MS congregation. MS priests. LS pit head.
Keywords
Mining; Accidents and disasters; Religion and belief
Locations
South Africa; Coalbrook
Footage sources
South Africa Film Unit
Card file number
79187
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:

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