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GREECE'S TRAGEDY
Scenes filmed on the Island of Ithaka soon after the earthquake disaster are typical throughout the Ionian Islands - not a house is left standing intact. Estimates put the number of homeless at a quarter of a million. Reports indicate...
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TASMANIA'S AGONY
The tragic aftermath of the bush fires which swept the districts around Hobart, killing at least fifty and making three and a half thousand homeless. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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SUEZ FLARE-UP
The recent artillery duels along the Suez Canal prompt a mass civilian evacuation. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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THE PACIFIC DISASTER
The Pacific port on Concepcion in Chile has suffered the worst series of earthquakes in all its history. Details of the damage cannot reveal the extent of the disaster, in which the mounting death roll soars into thousands with hundreds...
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THROUGH THE GUSTAV LINE AND BEYOND -
News from Italy is still very good, with the captured of San Angelo and Castelforte. French forces too have done terrific work in the advances. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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HOMES CRASH INTO CRATER
At Farnworth in Lancashire, the residents of Fylde Street and Hall Lane had to evacuate their houses, as they crumbled into ruin before their eyes. Underground workings subsided beneath their homes and sent them tumbling to the ground....
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MIKOYAN IN US
This is Mr Mikoyan, smiling for the camera! He said he was having a holiday and he did take a look round in Washington. There was a crowd at the Airport to see the arrival. But there was also protests by Hungarian refugees. At a Press...
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ITALIAN FLOOD DISASTER
A small valley in Northern Italy takes the brunt of the recent floods. A centre of the Textile Industry, twenty thousand are now unemployed while more than a hundred lives have been lost and thousands more made homeless. Disclaimer:...
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SALVADOR TRAGEDY
The most violent and disastrous earthquake in the history of Central America's smallest republic, Salvador, resulted in tragic loss of life. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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FRENCH BUSES
A little of the romance of Paris will be lost as the famous open-platform buses go out of service. Introduced in 1939 they were part of the life of the French capital. Some are preserved by collectors who are putting them to unusual...
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COUNTING THE COST
Survivors of the fearful bush fires in Australia take stock of the damage, which still can't be estimated, and face a Christmas and New Year homeless and destitute of all their possessions. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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EXODUS FROM SEOUL
Following the United Nations forces' retreat from Seoul (the South Korean capital), now abandoned for the second time, new pictures show us the fate of that unhappy city: a scene of destruction - a city in flames - thousands made...
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NEW UN COMMANDER IN KOREA
General Ridgeway takes over in Korea. Other pictures from the Korean War show a duel between a ""Panther"" (an American naval fighter) and a Russian-built MIG 15. On this occasion, victory went to the ""Panther"". Disclaimer: British...
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MALAYA - NO SOUND
Troops from Britain, Australia and India have been drafted in to defend Malaya. The over running of Malaya by the Japanese is a grievous blow, among the earliest disasters being the loss of Penang. Singapore, despite air raids is holding...
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KWEILIN EVACUATION -
As the Japanese advanced towards Kweilin in south-west China, the decision was made to evacuate the civilian population. The only transport out was the single-track railway and the station was soon packed with potential travellers, some...
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THE TRAGEDY OF AGADIR
Our pictures show Agadir, shattered by the most terrible earthquake ever known in Morocco. It's estimated that almost 80 per cent of the buildings in Agadir were wrecked in these few minutes of disaster. Many still lie beneath the ruins:...
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THE DANGER SPOT -
Nazis control the frontier posts at Danzig. 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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RANGOON RESOLUTE - NO SOUND
Rangoon, the capital of Burma, has already suffered badly from bombing. Fighter pilots originally trained to help the Chinese defend the Burma Road, now go into action against the Japanese again. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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SHELL-FIRE CORNER LIBERATED -
The big guns at Cap Gris Nez have surrendered which is welcome news for the people of Dover, Folkestone, Deal and Ramsgate. The Kentish coast has suffered shelling since August 1940 and towns like Dover have sustained a lot of damage. In...
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WESTERN FRONT - LA ROCHE & ST. VITH -
British and American Units near and inside La Roche have been working in difficult conditions and freezing weather. Somewhere between Malmedy and St. Vith another German atrocity was reported, the killing of over a hundred American...
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VAAGSO RAID - NO SOUND
The Commandos set out before first light, the object to capture the small defended island of Vaagso, off the Norwegian coast. The German garrison are taken by surprise and quickly over come on the island of Maaloy. Barges then cross the...
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COLOGNE'S FATE -
Something like sixty per cent of Cologne has been destroyed by Allied bombing to eliminate it as a production centre. The RAF first used its new ten ton bomb on a viaduct at Bielefeld which carried one of the last remaining two-track...
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COLOGNE'S FATE -
Something like sixty per cent of Cologne has been destroyed by Allied bombing to eliminate it as a production centre. The RAF first used its new ten ton bomb on a viaduct at Bielefeld which carried one of the last remaining two-track...
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THE AMERICAN DRIVE FROM ST. LO -
Following the American's capture of St. Lo, General Bradley's army started the drive towards the coast at the base of the Cherbourg Peninsular. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...