DAM THOSE FLOODS!

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1971
Date Released
10 Feb 1930
Date Other
5 Feb 1930
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1SWISH!
  2. 2DAM THOSE FLOODS!
  3. 5THE FREEDOM OF THE FREEZE!
  4. *Ramsay MacDonald Unveils Fisher Memorial At Finchley
  5. *L.M.S. Railway Locomotive "Fury"

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Story

Summary
Precautionary measures by Thames Valley authorities - a concrete answer to bungalow dwellers’ persistent S.O.S. Footage of Flood defences being built. Aerial views of previous floods. Straw laid on a newly made road to protect it from frost.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Weather; Accidents and disasters
Written sources
Newsfilm Online
Library number GR
15945
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
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