Skyscraper city still reaching out towards the heavens. 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...

Seven years of engineering work complete mammoth span across beautiful Australian harbour. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...

With the cost of land and houses constantly increasing, a new idea in home ownership. The Aquavilla combines all the assets of a modern house with the additional advantages of river or lakeside settings. Floated on pontoons at the site...

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Latest pictures from the Far East show the Australian landings on Tarakan. The airfield was captured and with the help of native labour quickly restored for the use of Allied planes. More importantly oil wells were denied to the...

The Infantry Force approached the island under cover from the guns of warships. Once they had landed prisoners began to give themselves up and were glad to do so. The capture of Pantelleria means the route through the Mediterranean can...

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Southern England has been badly hit in the past six weeks by the ""Doodlebugs"". Many people, including air crew, are helping to repair the damage inflicted by these flying bombs. The American 8th Air Force filmed a pilots eye view of...

Sappers at Wyke Regis span 100-yard inlet with pontoons in the grand manner of Julius Caesar. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...

Lloyd George shows off his new irrigation system at Churt. 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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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...

During a lull in the fighting the men spend their time sleeping and fishing. The tailor does a good trade and there's plenty of work for the blacksmith. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...

Three girls who don't take life sitting down. Solo Pilot Sheila Scott, aiming to beat Amy Johnson's London - Capetown record. Canadian Student Liz Reid wins a Scholarship to learn about Engineering in Britain. ® Rosemary Brimblecombe...

The great dam which is higher than St. Paul's Cathedral, and nearly two thousand feet long, has triumphed over all difficulties. Several thousand people had assembled for the very big event: the official opening. This was performed by...

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The collapse of the two-hundred foot Tower Block in Canning Town - with the miraculous escape of almost all its residents - raises widespread doubts about the pre-fabricated type of construction. All of us eagerly await the findings of...

Two unusual exports to the United States. A Liberty Bell, made by the London Foundry that cast the original one leaves for Philadelphia. London Bridge - sold to Arizona for a million pounds begins its transatlantic journey. Disclaimer:...

Building railway

After the fiercest artillery battle since the Six Days War, Egyptian oil refineries suffer heavy damage at Port Suez. Most disturbing news to date for the Egyptians - within as little as two years Israel may become a Nuclear Power....

Movietone Reviews the Major Events of 1973. 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...

As we enter the last twenty five years of the 20th Century - Movietone reviews the last twelve months in retrospect. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...

World has commenced on what will be the World's Longest single span suspension bridge linking Lincolnshire and Yorkshire's East Riding, by 1978. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...