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THE MISSES CAN'T MISS
Who'd have thought that Chipping Norton would make the soccer headlines? Well, here's the match that did it, the girls team (the Bliss Misses) are more intimately known as the ""legs-eleven"". They fought it out with a local men's team....
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RECORD-BREAKING BABY!
Australia's ""Mother of the Moment"", Mrs Mary Lyttle has just set an Australian heavy weight record, producing a baby boy weighing sixteen pounds, five ounces at birth. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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SOVIET SURGEONS SEW IT UP
Seen here demonstrating some fascinating new instruments used by Soviet surgeons, Professor Romashov, who is visiting London with a trade mission. They've been taking big strides forward in the techniques of heart surgery, and these...
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THE ROAD AHEAD
The Bypass at the Buckinghamshire town of Slough has now been opened by the Minister of Transport, just in time to meet the Easter rush. Across the Channel, too, there's a traffic build-up. Outboard racing at Monaco is one effective...
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BABY AIR-BORN
Arriving at Vienna, in an aircraft of El Al, the Israeli Airline - a baby girl. She was born 16,000 feet over Germany. Her mother is 24 year old Frau Fangl, an Austrian, who was quite well enough to walk from the plane. The Stewardess...
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AMERICA'S VISITOR
During his stay in the United States, King Saud of Saudi Arabia went to see how his three year old son, Prince Mashhur, was getting along in a Washington hospital. The little boy is partially paralysed in one arm and leg. Disclaimer:...
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FIRE
A fire in London's famous shopping centre - Oxford Street. Flames raged through a gown shop and workrooms four storeys high. Four women jumped from a window 30 feet high and were taken to hospital suffering from burns and shock. The shop...
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MONACO AWAITS ITS HEIR
All was in readiness at the Principality's hospital, two rooms had been specially prepared for it. And the guns were ready to salute the arrival of Monaco's heir or heiress. In attendance on Princess Grace is the French Gynaecologist, Dr...
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A DOCTOR AT SEA
While steaming through heavy seas, the base ship of a German fishing fleet received an SOS from one of the trawlers: ""Please send a doctor, sick man aboard"". A new course was laid and the depot ship made all haste through pounding seas...
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CHRISTMAS JOYS
Shop windows in a big city probably typify the joys of Christmas better than any other signs of the times. Entering the children's ward at Plaistow Hospital, Father Christmas brought joy to small patients who'll be spending the festive...
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PERILOUS SPORT DOWN UNDER
The coast of New South Wales was the hunting ground for the contestants in the spear fishing championships. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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SKOPJE - STRICKEN CITY
Movietone's pictures show highlights of the earthquake which struck Skopje, Macedonia, taking so many lives and causing so much damage. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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CHURCHILL CRISIS
Sir Winston Churchill arrived at London Airport. Continuing the RAF Comet's good work, the ambulance was soon on its way to the Middlesex Hospital. In plaster from thigh to ankle, and strapped on to a stretcher, Sir Winston was gently...
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TOP OF THE LADDER
A demonstration by the London Fire Brigade was given at their headquarters on the Albert Embankment. They showed practice runs with ladders, and how to deal successfully with an oil fire. Their routine is firmly based on team-work, but...
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ACROSS THE POND
There was an emergency in a prison near Montreal, 1,100 prisoners were rioting, and in a frenzy of destruction they set fire to the place, that destroyed 15 of the prison buildings. ® Now to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. A...
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BRITISH BIKE WINS AT DAYTONA
Daytona Beach is now the scene of a rip-roaring race by reckless riders. In a two-hundred mile event, the winner rode a British bike. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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FLU' HITS HOLLAND
When the Zuider Zee froze over, the little island of Marken was joined to the mainland near Amsterdam, but when the thaw came and broke up the ice, Marken was in danger of complete isolation. Because the 'flu' epidemic had already...
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QUEEN & THE MERSEY TUNNEL
The Queen opens the new £30 million tunnel under the Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. Film too from Movietone's archives of King George the Fifth opening the original tunnel in 1934. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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KEENAN WINS GORY TITLE FIGHT
Peter Keenan of Glasgow successfully defended his newly-won British Bantam-weight title against Bobby Boland of Dundee, when they met at Firhill Park, Glasgow. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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HURLING AT WEMBLEY
A great day for the Irish in their traditional takeover at Wembley for the Gaelic Games. The highlight - the ancient game of Hurling between All Ireland Champions - Cork and Tipperary! It's the fastest field game in the world - and the...
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PARATROOPS READY FOR ANYTHING
The sudden recall of the 16th Independent Parachute Brigade to barracks at Aldershot has naturally led to much speculation as to their next move, if any; but, for security reasons, even guess-work is out. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...
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SIX DAY CYCLE RACE
The six day cycle race event at Wembley - Britain's Tony Gowland won a motor paced race. 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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BUNNY GIRLS GIFTS
London Playboy Club Bunnies with the assistance of Manchester City Footballers, present gifts to children at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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BELFAST BOMB
More death and destruction - 15 people die in McGurk's Bar. The most savage outrage yet felt in Ulster. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...