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ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother distributes shamrock to the Irish Guards and their regimental mascot on the traditional St. Patrick's Day parade. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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Queen Mary with the nurses.
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TROPICAL PLANT RESCUE
The rare and tropical plants are in danger of dying due to the fuel crisis. Precautions are taken to protect them. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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FEMININE INTEREST
Beauty is the feature of a water-lily farm in Melbourne, however beautiful the blooms, it's the farm workers who steal the picture. From Florida, a new invention - submersible lorry with female hitch-hikers under water. Disclaimer:...
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FOR THE FUTURE
A dream for over a hundred and twenty years is becoming a reality. The first ceremonial spadefuls of concrete inaugurate the National Theatre on London's South Bank. ® ® Around the countryside, members of a Motoring Organisation have...
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Spring:
Fen flower harvest marks arrival of vernal season. Description by Beryl de Querton 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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PAKISTAN DISPATCH
A concentration of 36 warships from UK, Pakistan, Iran and USA at a Pakistan port was the prelude to a large-scale allied naval exercise, called ""Midlink III"". One of the main objects of this exercise was to practise and perfect full...
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MEET THE DIGGERS
At Bishops Stortford, an enterprising inventor has developed a garden fork that takes the back-ache out of digging. Digging with a different purpose in Somerset where a team of archaeologists are burrowing into the mound of Cadbury Hill,...
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KEW GARDENS CELEBRATE
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, now celebrating their two hundredth birthday, are one of the most delightful of London attractions. Developed over the years from a private garden, they now cover over 300 acres, and include a number of...
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE- COLOUR
The streets of Dublin, take of a festive air for the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade. Bands from different parts of the globe march in the Parade. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW - COLOUR
That mecca of the horticultural world, the Chelsea Flower Show was held for the fifty-fifth time. Star of this year's show was the 'ROSA PERSICA' the rare wild rose from Iran, it is the first time it has been successfully grown in this...
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Gandhi's Apartment Is Made Ready
Miss Muriel Lester shows us at Kingsley Hall rooms where she hopes Indian leader will stay. 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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SPORTABOUT
Movietone looks at the International sporting scene. ® The Fijian Rugby Tourists show tremendously enthusiastic form in Australia, while, at Wembley, the bulldozers tear up one of the greatest football pitches in the world. ® Through...
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SPECIAL COLOUR REPORT FROM KEW
Where we cross the threshold into the equatorial luxuriance of the famous Palm House, and see Her Majesty The Queen opening the new replica of a 17th Century garden that provides a delightful formal setting for a former Royal Palace. ®...
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CHRISTMAS TREES
Seven million Christmas trees will get lit up over the festive season with families in the London area alone. Big business for the foresters who grow them, especially now they're being treated to stop us getting the needle (on the...
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Nice Battle of Flowers.
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LAND ARMY PROVES FENLAND PRODUCTIVE -
Their Majesties visit the Cambridgeshire Fenlands to see how land is being reclaimed and producing valuable crops. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...