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GREAT FRENCH FOREST FIRE
In the Bordeaux area large fires have been raging, damaging hundreds of square miles and killing many people who have been trapped in the fast moving flames. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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CYPRUS - 'BRUSH FIRE' STILL BURNS
Typical of the brush fire situation in Cyprus, a battle between Greek and Turkish Cypriots in the North West of the island. Its still Britain's task to prevent these brush fires becoming a conflagration. Pictures show the first incident...
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NEHRU - MAN OF PEACE
The Nations of the world mourn the father of modern India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who has died at the age of 74. Our pictures show some of the events which took place during his career as Prime Minister, including a meeting with Mahatma...
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TRAGEDY IN PERU
It happened in Northern Peru, beside the country's highest mountain, Mount Huascaran: an avalanche of snow, ice and rock swept down on a village, which was totally destroyed. The death roll has been put at 3,000, but it's still too soon...
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""PRO"" TENNIS
It was the opening night of the London professional indoor Lawn Tennis championships. Hoad (Australia) met Bucholz (USA) in one of the first-round matches at Wembley. Hoad had only once won a singles at Wembley, but eventually he went on...
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KUWAIT - BORDER BUILD-UP
Kuwait, capital of the small Arab State, is the latest flash-point in the Middle East. The Seif Palace is the residence of the ruler of the country, Sheikh Sir Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah. He is now forced by the threat from Iraq to call...
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PONY SHOW JUMPING
Members of the American pony team were leaving nothing to chance in the contest with their British opponents at Duston. Competitors were judged at the trot, canter and jumping. The American team won the contest. Thirteen points to nine...
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DO IT ALL YOURSELF
The ""Do-It-Yourself"" exhibition at Olympia had many interesting sections, with stands from many foreign and Commonwealth countries. Its getting more and more popular in Britain. Aids for the home, light weight multi-purpose ladders and...
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ATHLETES IN THE NEWS
Our pictures show New Zealander Peter Snell, who won the mile world record in 3 minutes, 54.4. Now, he's set up new world records for the half mile and 800 metres. Another athlete who leapt into the news is US Marine John Uelses, the...
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CELTIC FOR THE FINAL
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THE FIRST TEST
The first day of the first test at Old Trafford. Hunte and Sobers set about the English Bowling. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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WHITE CITY - FIRST BLOOD TO ITALY
The first major event of the Royal International Horse Show, was the Horse and Hound Cup, which gave us a vivid idea of the strength of the Italian team. Ireland, USA and Britain were also represented, however Italy certainly triumphed...
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YOUNGSTERS WORTH WATCHING
How's your handicap? You won't be so confident when you've seen Australian Schoolboy Champion Rangi Bidors in action. Rangi had a handicap of one. ® Another youngster worth watching is 19 year old Peter Pollock, he's a young South...
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MR E POTGEITER
In London, the giant South African boxer prepares to leave for his training quarters. 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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WAR WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH
Preceding the invasion of Indian troops into Pakistan, Pakistan armed forces press forward into Kashmir, claiming considerable destruction of Indian equipment and many prisoners of war. But as in every war refugees are the traditional...
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LOS ANGELES AFLAME
Pictures show some of the terror which has swept over Los Angeles in the past five days. Thirty four dead, eight hundred injured and the damage estimated at seventy million pounds. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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CHURCHILL IN NANCY
Mr Churchill's enduring popularity with the French people was very much in evidence during his recent visit to Nancy, where he was given the freedom of the city. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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DRAINAGE SCHEME INAUGURATION
Work has just begun on a Drainage Scheme. 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 not...
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AIR DRILL FROM THE PILOT'S SEAT
When French pilots continued their training at Etampes for the forthcoming Air Meeting at Orly, a newsreel cameraman accompanied one of the pilots on his ""stunt"" flight. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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PRONOUNCEMENT ON ATOMIC WARFARE
The official story about Atomic Warfare is out - in a pamphlet issued by the Home Office. As you skim over its pictures, the grim possibilities of atomic attack fall into perspective. And the whole sense of the Home Office pamphlet is...
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AUSTRALIAN TOWN PREPARES FOR WORST FLOOD
When a large dam on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales overflowed recently, due to heavy and continuous rains, the town of Wagga Wagga was declared in a state of emergency. Before the flood waters reached the town all precautions...
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FESTIVAL IN SAN REMO
Flowers are a speciality of San Remo, on the Italian Riviera, where they grow them, export them and build a Winter festival around them. Representing Britain on the parade were a choir from Cardiff. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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TWICKENHAM - HISTORIC VICTORY
Ireland take the field at Twickenham, fully aware that they hadn't beaten England here since 1948. After half an hour Murphy scored for Ireland. Rodgers finished off a neat English attack to put things level. The final score was 18...
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NEWS FROM THE USA - UNDER-WATER BEAUTIES
Underwater beauties were chosen while the ""mermaids"" were below the surface - merely another American stunt. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...