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WATER SKIING EXPERTS DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILL
In Florida Dick Pope demonstrates that he doesn't need skis to water ski. In Seattle, Willa Worthington, National Champion shows off some of her skills. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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HENLEY - ROYAL REGATTA
There was lovely weather for the crowds to enjoy at Henley. On the final day Movietone flew over the event in a helicopter, believed to be the first time a sporting event had been covered in this way. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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Oxford and Cambridge Women's Boat Race.
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Helen Meany
Movietone in Bermuda films Helen Meany and in slow motion. 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...
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Isle of Wight - Height of yachting season.
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Shamrock V's First Win
At Harwich she finishes behind Lulworth but gets verdict on her handicap. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
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CAMBRIDGE WIN THE BOAT RACE
It was a close race in the early stages but by Barnes Bridge Cambridge had pulled away and went on to win by 3½ lengths. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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BARRY STAGES SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Knap Lido, Barry, a large crowd gathered for the Centralised National Swimming Championships. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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DURHAM REGATTA
Durham University and Durham School competed in various rowing events, but it was the University which won the Grand Challenge Cup. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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SAILING AT COWES (in colour)
We took our colour cameras to this famous Isle of Wight anchorage, to give you a glimpse of the annual regatta week. ""Britannia"" had pride of place, for this was a Royal week. Prince Philip, a real died-in-the-wool sailor took every...
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IN FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS
Like his father, the Prince of Wales (as a small boy) went to school at Cheam. The heir to the throne took part in the same outdoor activities as the other boys. He's seen here enjoying some of them, at the age of 8. Now, at 13, he's...
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COLOURFUL CHRISTMAS (in colour)
The colossal demand of Christmas cards keeps the factories hard at it, and since the first British card was designed, 118 years ago, how the industry has grown! Millions of new cards every year, and there's quite an industry in gay...
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DRY DIVING
Our pictures show Graham Ryan, Olympian Barry Homes and Susan Knight practising their diving skill on dry land. Former Australian champ, Jack Barnett gives them tuition at Sydney. Even in Australia's Winter season, stars of the...
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OUTBOARD GRAND PRIX
Our pictures show competitors preparing for the Outboard Grand Prix during a four-day meeting of the South Staffordshire Hydroplane and Speedboat Club. This race, one of the major events at the meeting, lasted for three hours....
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LUXURY AFLOAT
""Radiant"", built for shipping millionaire Basil Mavroleon in his own shipyards at Sunderland, claims to be the world's most beautiful diesel yacht. She is fairly small for a yacht of this class, with accommodation for only 12...
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YOU NEED A BATH
What a thrilling moment, the launch of a ship ... especially when it's a revolutionary design! This is a Brighton student venture, the vessel is a builder's reject and the keel is an ordinary steel joist. ""Tubnik's"" plug-ole has been...
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THE ROYAL TOUR OF GHANA (in colour)
This is a bird's-eye-view of Ghana's capital, Accra, a city of about 140,000 people. And the Ghana coastline, where about a mile from the city is Christiansborg Castle. Once a fortress, it is now the residence of the Queen during her...
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ROYAL REGATTA
Henley is one of the big events of the Summer season, and one of the most attractive, too. 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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SUMMER SKIING
This is the time of year to be on the other side of the world, where the sun shines bright and the weather's getting really hot. Sydney, Australia, for example, where one of the sports of the moment is Summer skiing. The Sydney harbour...
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IN DEEP WATER
By way of contrast, on the Southern Coast of Spain, the fish get into trouble in deep water. Skin diving and underwater fishing has become very popular, for its bathing, stalking and fishing rolled into one. Its another world down below...
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LANDFALL SYDNEY
50 years ago, a ship like the ""Dewarutji"", a small barquentine from Indonesia, would have caused no stir. Today, she's a curiosity. Compare her with the P&O - Orient Liner ""Canberra"", which steamed in just afterwards: 45,000-tons of...
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POOR FISH!
On a beach in Newfoundland millions of fish are apparently giving themselves up. At spawning time they swim in close to the shore and let the waves carry them on to the gravel beach where they deposit their eggs. The fishermen can...
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A ROUGH PASSAGE
Power boats (and their crews) faced a real test in the off-shore race from Cowes. Over 150 miles to go and it wasn't long before all competitors were getting a real buffeting. First at the finishing line was ""Thunderbolt"" owned by Mr...
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THEY CAN'T SINK
It's not a bathing beauty contest, it's a demonstration of special swimsuits. They make you unsinkable. How does he float so safely in the water? The answer is in the fabric panels that are air-tight and water-tight, when wet....