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  1. Attempted Assassination

    Date released
    4 Aug 1958
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1522
    NoS ID
    022520
    Story no
    4 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Attempted Assassination. DESCRIPTION: On a mountain road outside Beirut, rebels tried to kill the Lebanese Prime Minister. A bomb was timed to explode as his car and escort was passing,...

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  2. The Prince at the Fair

    Date released
    5 Mar 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1552A
    NoS ID
    022903
    Story no
    5 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Prince at a Fair. DESCRIPTION: Prince Philip spent an evening at the latest Fair in Singapore. Chinese hostesses had the honour of being presented to him and entertainment for His...

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  3. Floods in S Africa

    Date released
    25 May 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1564
    NoS ID
    023037
    Story no
    6 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Floods in S Africa. DESCRIPTION: Natal has been badly hit by devastating floods. Some 40 lives have been lost, and a great deal of damage done. Flying south along the coast from Durban,...

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  4. Voyagers in Space

    Date released
    1 Jun 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1565
    NoS ID
    023046
    Story no
    1 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Voyagers Into Space. DESCRIPTION: Almost zero hour at Cape Canaveral, and enlarged 16 mm pictures show a monkey, specially trained and conditioned for voyaging in space. Two monkeys had...

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  5. The Hong Kong Floods

    Date released
    22 Jun 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1568
    NoS ID
    023080
    Story no
    4 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Hong Kong Floods. DESCRIPTION: Landslide and fires, all this was the result of the torrential rains, the heaviest recorded in Hong Kong in almost half a century. Over 40 lives were...

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  6. The Tragedy of the Dam

    Date released
    7 Dec 1959
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1592
    NoS ID
    023359
    Story no
    5 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Tragedy of the Dam. DESCRIPTION: It happened at night: the Malpasset Dam burst and the water swept down upon the Riviera town of Frejus. Everything that stood in the path of the...

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  7. The Premier’s Tour

    Date released
    4 Feb 1960
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1600A
    NoS ID
    023448
    Story no
    5 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Premier’s Tour. DESCRIPTION: A gold mine at West Driefontein was early on the list of engagements, when Mr Macmillan visited South Africa. It’s one of the largest gold mines in...

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  8. South Africa - Premier’s Farewell

    Date released
    11 Feb 1960
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1601A
    NoS ID
    023457
    Story no
    1 / 7

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Premier’s Farewell. DESCRIPTION: Capetown was the scene of the last engagements of the tour. The Premier and Lady Dorothy were calling on the Governor General and his wife at the end...

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  9. The Captain-General

    Date released
    2 May 1960
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1613
    NoS ID
    023588
    Story no
    1 / 5

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Duke Goes Back to Sea. DESCRIPTION: Captain-General of the Royal Marines is one of the Service ranks held by Prince Philip. And it’s as Captain-General that we see him now during...

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  10. Spy Plane

    Date released
    16 May 1960
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1615
    NoS ID
    023605
    Story no
    3 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: U2 Spy Plane. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show a display in Moscow, and what’s alleged to be the wreckage of the U2 spy plane, which Russia claims to have shot down by rocket. This...

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