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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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ROYAL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRELAND - NO SOUND
Their Majesties were accompanied by Princess Elizabeth on their visit to Ulster. The Royal party went first to Stormont and then onto the Botanic Gardens, large crowds greeted them in both places. They travelled along the River Foyle...
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Nice Battle of Flowers.
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CHURCHILL TO CONGRESS -
The Japs have got it coming to them was made abundantly clear, when Winston Churchill addressed the United States Congress. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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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...
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EASTER VAGARIES
The Easter holiday, this year, was marred by the weather - people at the zoo were caught in the rain. In the bright spells, dinghy-sailors at Teddington enjoyed the strong breeze. Easter is always a popular time for weddings and this...
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Everything in the Garden's Lovely.
It's estimated that Britain has some twenty million amateur gardeners. It's the Kingdom's most popular hobby - and Chelsea Show is the high spot of the enthusiast's year. But this year sees the introduction of another focal point - a...
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CHURCHILL COLLEGE
This is Cambridge's new college. Sir Winston Churchill, after whom it's named, had himself come to perform the inauguration, by planting two trees. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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EASTER PARADE
The big idea at Easter for many people in the big cities is to get away. Large crowds left London by train as well as by car. The seaside was one of the big attractions and sun-bathing was possible at places. At Goodwood, motor-racing...
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CHRISTMAS - HOME AND AWAY
As the giant Christmas Tree is switched on in Trafalgar Square, we count the days to Christmas, and count our blessings if we're able to enjoy it at home, with family and friends. ® For many, Christmas only underlines their loneliness...
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IDEALISTS
""Fiesta"" - the theme of this year's Ideal Home Exhibition - is the perfect antidote to March weather. The Electricians strike solved, the annual Daily Mail Show switches itself on at Olympia to make visitors feel right at home with all...
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IDEAL HOMES EXHIBITION
The Queen Mother is among early visitors to the Daily Mail Ideal Homes Exhibition at Olympia where designs for living in the '70's' include plastic domes and ""instant"" prefabricated homes, an exciting show for the new decade of...
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CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Christmas in summertime is the enviable prospect for Australians. One of their biggest Christmas parades is in Adelaide. ® Back home, the Norwegian Ambassador switches on the lights adorning the Christmas Tree, presented as a goodwill...
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WINE HARVEST
Set like a solitary 'jewel' in the vast Atlantic, the Island of Madeira is famed for its incomparable wines. Apart from its attractions as a holiday paradise, Madeira boasts the most fertile soil in the world. The grapes ripen slowly -...
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REMEMBRANCE
Is Remembrance Day an anachronism in a modern world? It is time it was either drastically modified or the ceremonies finished with in favour of a day of personal, private mourning? As these questions are being asked, particularly by...
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OIL CRISIS MOUNTS IN TEHERAN [sic]
In Teheran a wild mob demonstrated against the Hague Court's decision on the oil dispute. The Shah is welcomed by the Premier, Dr Mossadeq and his ministers on leaving hospital after his operation for appendicitis. The American...
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THE NEW COVENT GARDEN MARKET- COLOUR
After years of congestion and clutter in the heart of London - Covent Garden Market has moved to a spacious new site at Nine Elms. ® The new market has regulated temperatures and air conditioning which are essential for fresh flowers,...
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SPRING
Its Spring again, and weather records are beaten as flowers and shrubs bloom early in the warmth of this exceptional Spring. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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THE SEYCHELLE ISLANDS - a tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean - where the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arrive to attend the INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS.
For the past ten years these beautiful and exotic islands have sought independence and now, with good wishes from the retiring Governor, Mr Colin Allan, the leader of the Seychelles' People's United Party, Mr James Mancham solemnly take...
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CLEAN : People wear masks at North Korean flower institute
Images from the Pyongyang Floriculture Insitute in Pyongyang, North Korea, where people are seen examining and tending to plants while wearing face masks (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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High Speed water drops fall from watering can
High Speed water drops fall from watering can