London’s Wonder Docks

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
1646
Super Issue No.
29/78
Date Released
30 Sep 1929
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1After Thirty Years
  2. 2Spend Less on Armaments Says Uncle Sam!
  3. 3To Narrow the Atlantic
  4. 4The Old 38th Regiment of Foot
  5. 5London’s Wonder Docks
  6. 6Vive L’entente Cordiale!
  7. 7As in Dick Whittington’s Time

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
Lady Ritchie on 20,000 ton Orient liner "Oronsay" opens 1,000 ft dock, costing 2 1/2 million pounds - making it possible for largest liners afloat to berth at Tilbury.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Aristocracy
Locations
Tilbury
Footage sources
Gaumont Rota
Credits:
Camera
Harold G. Jones
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
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