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LORD BEAVERBROOK'S MESSAGE -
Lord Beaverbrook talks about the Anglo-American Mission to Moscow. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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BASES FOR USA - AGREEMENT SIGNED -
Mr Churchill and Mr Winant have signed the Atlantic Bases Agreement. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical...
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GOVERNMENT SPEED-UP CAUSES CHANGES -
Lord Beaverbrook leaves the Ministry of Aircraft Production to become Minister of State. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...
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PREMIER VISITS BOMBER STATION -
Sir Charles Portal and Sir Dudley Pound accompanied Mr Churchill when he visited at station of Bomber Command. There were many aircraft on viewing, including the Boeing B17, commonly called the 'Flying Fortress'. Disclaimer: British...
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GOVERNMENT CHANGES -
Mr Brendan Bracken goes to the Ministry of Information, Mr Richard Law becomes Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Mr Duncan Sandys takes his place as War Office Financial Secretary. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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RED CROSS AND ST. JOHN GARDEN PARTY -
Lady Louis Mountbatten paid tribute to the work of the Red Cross and St. John nurses at a Garden Party at St. James's Palace. The Duchess of Gloucester also attended the event. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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MRS WINANT PRESENTS US GIFTS -
The Ambassador's presents two X-Ray trailer units to the Red Cross and St. John War Organisation. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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Weather Report:
Floods at Horsey; Norfolk. Read by Leslie Mitchell Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do...
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Sir C Deverill.
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Fishing:
The complete angler might take a tip from Redskins' method says Alan Howland. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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Lights:
The illuminations at Blackpool dazzle all spectators. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and...
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The Duke of Marlborough becomes Mayor of Woodstock.
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Final demolition of Crystal Palace
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Road-up epidemic.
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Crystal Palace in the news.
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Memoir:
A great Statesman's passing is mourned by his countrymen - Sir Austen Chamberlain. Tribute by Eric Dunstan Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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BOXING
POMPEY V. DAWSON - At the Nottingham Ice Stadium, a terrific match between Yolande Pompey of Trinidad and Bobby Dawson of America went the full distance and the decision went to Dawson. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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SOWING MADE EASY
And here is another man at work, or he would be but for the atrocious weather. He wants to sow his broad acres, and, as a matter of fact, it's being made easy for him. Sowing by air is the latest idea. Just load up the aircraft with...
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PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SCHOOLS
In a London hotel, photographer Tony Armstrong-Jones presented awards to schoolboy prize-winners. It was his first solo public engagement since his marriage. The Junior Trophy was won by ""The Visiting Team"", by David Martin. The...
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FLYOVER IN PARK
It's never been easy, negotiating Hyde Park Corner in London. These days, with the capital's biggest ever road improvement scheme under way, it's nothing less than chaotic. Now, the third and last phase has begun. This entails a...
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FAT STOCK FOR XMAS
Magnificent exhibits, as you'd expect, have been on view at the Smithfield Show, held at Earls Court; and a record-breaking entry is reported in many classes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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DRAMA AWARDS
Mr Max Aitken welcomed the guests, including Ian Carmichael, John Mills, his wife and daughter, at the Evening Standard Drama Awards. Peter Ustinov was there, so was Rex Harrison, seen here talking to Shani Wallis. Then, Dorothy Tutin,...
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SURVIVAL TRIALS
Jumping down from HMS Plover, volunteers set out on survival trials off Portland. The idea is to find out whether the Navy's life-saving equipment is still the best available. During preliminary trials, men stayed in the rafts for 48...
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THE CHRISTMAS SCENE
The Christmas season is now making its familiar, world-wide impact and for tens of thousands of Australians the street pageant in Adelaide is one highlight. In Dusseldorf, street illumination is the feature of the Christmas decorations,...