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  1. Hop Festival

    Date released
    15 Sep 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1058A
    NoS ID
    015943
    Story no
    1 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hop Festival. DESCRIPTION: At Paddock Wood, Kent, the first full-scale Hop Festival was held, there was a barmaids race, a beer tasting competition, a contest to find the bonniest baby...

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  2. HMS London Home

    Date released
    15 Sep 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1058A
    NoS ID
    015944
    Story no
    2 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: HMS London Home. DESCRIPTION: After nearly two years in the Far East, HMS London returned to Chatham Dockyard where relatives of the crew waited to welcome the cruiser home. SHOTLIST:...

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  3. Tirpitz Break-Up

    Date released
    15 Sep 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1058A
    NoS ID
    015945
    Story no
    3 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Breaking Up of Tirpitz. DESCRIPTION: The German battleship Tirpitz is being broken up in the Norwegian fjord where she has laid since 1944 when the RAF block-busted her. A Norwegian...

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  4. Venice Carnival of Boats

    Date released
    15 Sep 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1058A
    NoS ID
    015946
    Story no
    4 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Venice Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: In Venice is held the historic Gondola Race, it isn’t so much a race as a procession down the Grand Canal. Huge crowds of Venitians and holiday makers...

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  5. Cannes Film Festival

    Date released
    15 Sep 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1058A
    NoS ID
    015947
    Story no
    5 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cannes Film Festival. DESCRIPTION: Film actors and actresses monopolised everybody’s attention at the Cannes Film Festival which was attended by stars of several countries including...

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  6. Australia’s Severest Floods

    Date released
    15 Sep 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1058A
    NoS ID
    015948
    Story no
    6 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australia’s Severest Floods. DESCRIPTION: On the North Coast of New South Wales, Army DUKWs came to the rescue of residents of the town of Kempsey where floods have caused havoc. The...

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  7. Massed Tanks Show Firepower

    Date released
    15 Sep 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1058A
    NoS ID
    015949
    Story no
    7 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army Tanks. DESCRIPTION: At Petawawa, Ontario, the army staged a great show of tanks and their firepower. SHOTLIST: KS. Shot of massed tanks. Various shots of tanks advancing across...

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  8. Braemar Gathering

    Date released
    15 Sep 1949
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1058A
    NoS ID
    015950

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Braemar Gathering. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Family attend the annual Braemar Gathering. SHOTLIST: KS. Massed pipers march into Princess Royal Park. Various shots of events including...

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