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  1. Steam for Steel

    Date released
    1957
    Series name
    Babcock Review
    Issue no
    4
    NoS ID
    352823
    Story no
    4 / 4

    Babcock and Wilcox synopsis: This item shows something of the dramatic process of steel making at the new Ravenscraig Works of Colvilles Ltd., in Scotland. It indicates that much of the steel plate used by...

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  2. CAlling All Lorries

    Date released
    1957
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    352824
    Story no
    1 / 4

    BFI synopsis: This item illustrates the provision of speedy help by the transport section of Babcock & Wilcox in the event of their lorries breaking down. A lorry breaks down on a country road, and the...

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  3. Right in the Picture

    Date released
    1957
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    352825
    Story no
    2 / 4

    BFI synopsis: Looks at the use of various photographic equipment by the company, and also how one of their boilers is used by Kodak. There are scenes inside a photographer’s studio, and also the accounts...

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  4. Pretty and Plane

    Date released
    1957
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    352826
    Story no
    3 / 4

    BFI synopsis: A look at the hobbies of 2 employees of Babcock & Wilcox. Willie Shannon, draughtsman for Babcock & Wilcox shows a girl how to embroider, and is also seen creating needlework designs, tracing...

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  5. Renfrew Runways

    Date released
    1957
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    12
    NoS ID
    352827
    Story no
    4 / 4

    BFI synopsis: A look at Renfrew Airport, opening with shots of a British European Airways plane landing. The aircraft control tower, ground staff and passengers disembarking are also shown. There are shots...

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  6. Safety First

    Date released
    1958
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    13
    NoS ID
    352828
    Story no
    1 / 3

    BFI synopsis: The film follows a meeting on road safety held by the Auto section of the Babcock & Wilcox Club. Sir Guy Shaw Stewart, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrew officially opens the campaign organised by the...

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  7. Dogs at School

    Date released
    1958
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    13
    NoS ID
    352829
    Story no
    2 / 3

    BFI synopsis: A brief item showing members of the Babcock and Wilcox Renfrew Club at dog training classes.

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  8. Steam for Steel

    Date released
    1958
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    13
    NoS ID
    352830
    Story no
    3 / 3

    BFI synopsis: An item on the work and procedures at David Colville’s Ravenscraig Steel Works, Motherwell. It opens with general views of the works, and proceeds to shots inside a blast furnace and on open...

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  9. Steam for Paper

    Date released
    1958
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    14
    NoS ID
    352831
    Story no
    1 / 3

    BFI synopsis: Looks at the part the company’s boilers play in the process of making paper. The film opens in the Bowater Paper Mills, Kent. Wood is unloaded from a cargo liner in a Medway dock, and there...

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  10. Prevention is Better ...

    Date released
    1958
    Series name
    Home and Away
    Issue no
    14
    NoS ID
    352832
    Story no
    2 / 3

    BFI synopsis: An item emphasising the importance of following safety rules and looking at the medical facilities provided by the Company. There are various shots inside the Babcock & Wilcox Renfrew works,...

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