Down To The Sea On Skates!

Series

Series Name
Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.
1936
Date Released
10 Oct 1929
Date Other
5 Oct 1929
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Builders’ Foremen Knock Off!
  2. 2Europe’s Farewell
  3. *Balloons Soar In Annual Contest For Gordon Bennett Cup
  4. *David Livingstone Memorial
  5. *Down To The Sea On Skates!

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Story

Summary
NfO synopsis: London to Brighton roller-skate race (52 miles) by Brixton ‘All-Blacks’. Mr. H Wilkinson achieves the winning time (5 hours) and Miss L. Davey wins in 7 hours.
Keywords
Sport; Competitions
Written sources
Newsfilm Online
Library number GR
15363
Length of story (in feet)
51
Story extras:
Film clip

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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