At Home & Abroad: Travelling Post Office Centenary

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

460A

Date Released

31 Mar 1938

Date submitted

29 Mar 1938

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1At Home & Abroad: The "Queen Mary" Passenger List
2. 2At Home & Abroad: Travelling Post Office Centenary
3. 3At Home & Abroad: US Foreign Policy - Mr Cordell Hull sets out the policy
4. 4At Home & Abroad: US Sailors in Singapore
5. 5At Home & Abroad: General Matsui Goes Home
6. 6At Home & Abroad: Franco’s Advance on Barcelona
7. 7At Home & Abroad: Their Majesties in Shoreditch - Visit new flats in Hoxton
8. 8At Home & Abroad: The Royal Academy Draws the Line
9. 9Aviation: New Air France Super Liner
10. 10Aviation: Clouston and Ricketts Set Records
11. 11Aviation: US "Attack Ships" Fly over Desert
12. 12Sports Page: Grand Nationalists of the Future
13. 13Sports Page: Burying the Heart of Olympic Games Founder
14. 14Sports Page: Slow Motion Diving at Sydney Pool

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 14

Section Title

At Home & Abroad

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: GPO Centenary. SHOTLIST: Major Tryon and Sir Josiah Stamp are present at the centenary celebrations of the travelling post office. Major Tryon speaks, Sir Josiah blows the whistle, and the train draws out, old time coaches and all.

Keywords

Commemorations; Railways; Communications; Celebrations and festivals; Postal services

Footage sources

Gaumont
British Paramount

Card file number

32968

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

37

Story extras:

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