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ENGLAND BEAT FRANCE
The heavy ground at Twickenham was far from popular with the French fifteen throughout the match which put England another step towards the Triple Crown and the Championship. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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""OPERATION BUFFALO""
Maralinga Test Range in the stark-wide open spaces of South Australia. ""Operation Buffalo"" involved setting up a village for servicemen taking part. And the team of scientists was headed by Sir William Penney who went to supervise and...
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THE DUKE IN GAMBIA
Calling at Gambia towards the end of his round the world tour, the Duke visited many villages and was warmly greeted everywhere. The people said it with music and they said it with dancing, expressing their pleasure in no uncertain...
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VISITORS TO SYDNEY
Sydney Harbour - American sailors lost no time in getting acquainted. The Americans' visit was in connection with Coral Sea week, celebrating that 4 day Naval battle of fifteen years ago between American and Japanese forces. Disclaimer:...
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OUTDOOR ART
Art in the open air, paintings of all descriptions on view in the Victoria Embankment Gardens. It was the London County Council's tenth exhibition of the kind. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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DANCING TIME
The English Folk Dance and Song Society held its annual New Year's Festival at the Albert Hall. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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TWO-WAY TRAFFIC
Some of the Hungarian refugees starting a new life in Britain are doing so at Wapping in East London, at the former hospital of St. Georges in the East. There, they are getting every attention needed. Meanwhile the Canadian Immigration...
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HIGHLIGHTS OF 1956
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SUEZ - LATEST DISPATCH
New arrivals at Port Said were two German lifting craft the ""Ausdauer"" and the ""Energie"". They and their crews have been grappling with the task of moving a thousand ton mud hopper. Out of some 29,000 tons of shipping sunk in the...
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""GOLDEN BOYS"" HOME
At London Airport, light-weight, Dick McTaggart brought back the Cup for the Tournament's most stylish boxer. Both he and fly-weight Terry Spinks, won Olympic gold medals. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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THE ""ICE MOUNTAIN""
Camels were used by a group of Soviet and Chinese mountaineers climbing the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia. The object was to conquer the Muztag-Ata, ""Father of the Ice Mountain"". Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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""IT'S NOT CRICKET, SIR""
At Wembley, an American football match between a team called the Wiesbaden Flyers and another called the London Rockets. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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UNO TAKE OVER
Port Said is still the focus of world attention. But now it's the United Nation's Emergency Force that's coming more and more into the picture. A Yugoslav contingent underline the build-up of the force. Another recent arrival at Port...
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WEST INDIES FIRST MATCH
A walk over at Worcester introduced the West Indians, who bowled Worcester out twice in one day. And eventually beat Worcester by an innings and 77 runs. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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KHRUSHCHEV IN BERLIN
On their arrival in East Berlin, Mr Khrushchev and party received an enthusiastic welcome, especially from a visitor from Nigeria, who pressed upon Mr Khrushchev a letter of thanks from being granted a visa into Russia. Disclaimer:...
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WEST INDIES TEST TRIUMPH
Highlights of the Fifth Test between the West Indies and England. Surely the Oval has never seen an invasion like this, the crowd swept across the ground, carrying off the victors shoulder high. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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ATHLETICS - THE GIRLS ARE TOPS
Great Britain versus West Germany at the White City. Britain's men had a sorry time of it. They lost by eight points. Everything depended on the girls, and with Dorothy Hyman scoring magnificent wins in both two hundred and one hundred...
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HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA (in colour)
During the famous regatta, the Thames at Henley becomes one of the busiest stretches of river in the world, and there was a record entry of more than 200 crews, including representatives from 9 overseas countries. For the ladies, it was...
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SPORT: TENNIS - NSW CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Doubles Final in the New South Wales Tennis Championships was a hard fought battle. 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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Mussolini
Premier Mussolini was the first foreign person to make a talking picture. 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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BRITISH TROOPS IN CYPRUS
Cyprus - basking in the hot Mediterranean sun. For most its an idyllic holiday setting, but under the old world charm lies hostility. For years there had always been tensions between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and when this flared...
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RECORD SKI LEAP
Unusually large numbers of spectators gathered at Oberstdorf in Germany to watch the international ski-jumping contest. A world record jump of 456 feet was made by Tauno Luiro of Finland - and he's only eighteen years old. Disclaimer:...
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FIRST OF THE CARNIVALS
The little Town of Viareggio in Northern Italy stages its famous carnival early in the year - in fact, it gets in first. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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ALL-IN BOXING
In the finals of the Golden Gloves Boxing Championships at Madison Square Garden, some of the bouts assumed an all-in, atomic character. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...