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XMAS ON THE WAY...
The Timber Growers' Organisation markets some two million Christmas Trees every year. With the latest British Standard in force, to ensure size and quality - they even pack them in plastic bags! ® That other main story of Seasonal...
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GONE, GONE, GONE, GONE, GONE!
Paul McCartney, last of the Beatles to get spliced, marries Linda Eastman. There's an ""end of an era"" flavour about the whole thing, but fans still shed their tears, recalling those years of hysteria, before the Beatles became like...
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RING IN THE NEW
Every New Year's Eve leads to a bit of jubilation, hope springing eternal that the next year may turn out to be something better than the last. With many people it's a case of modest celebrations in the home, sometimes with a little...
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MADAME TUSSAUD'S 200th ANNIVERSARY
An evening of doubles as many of the personalities portrayed in the Waxwork Exhibition attend a special dinner to celebrate it's anniversary. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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MERSEY TUNNEL BREAKTHROUGH
A giant drilling machine breaks through the last few feet of sandstone to complete the operation which has bored out the second Mersey Tunnel between Wallasey and Liverpool. Officials watch as the machine ends its two-year task....
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STUNT MAN'S WEDDING
A stunt-man gets married in France and the arrival and departure for the ceremony draw gasps from the crowd. A breathtaking way to start a honeymoon. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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Movietone goes to Malta to join Prince Charles who's been attending the Royal University's two hundredth Anniversary celebrations. A student himself, he's completely unruffled when undergraduates mar
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ROYAL TOUR DEPARTURE
The Queen and Princess Anne leave London Airport at the start of the 40,000 mile tour of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Tonga. Crowds give them a warm send-off as they start the first leg to Vancouver, where they were to be joined by...
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HAROLD MEETS THE MEDALLISTS
The PM and Mrs Wilson and the Minister of Sport host a ""welcome home"" reception for our Olympic team. ® Over in France - another sporting celebration. Australian swimming star, John Konrads, weds his Dutch bride, Marijke Bunder....
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OLYMPIC STARS AT PALACE
Chris Finnegan, David Hemery, Marion Coakes and Lilian Board, among Olympic personalities lunching with the Queen. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata...
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Millefiori - The latest idea in floral decoration - flowers by the thousand that won't wilt in the warmth of central heating. Dried flowers and leaves, creating a new dimension in decoration. ® Light
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COVENT GARDEN
Mr Herbert Morrison opened the Festival Flower Show at Covent Garden. It was National Flower Day, and the magnificent floral scene at the famous market left no doubt about it. One feature of the occasion was the basket carrying race....
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SYDNEY JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
There were half a million people in the streets to watch nearly a hundred spectacular floats go by in the Sydney Jubilee procession. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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INDIAN CELEBRATES REPUBLIC DAY
To mark the first anniversary of India's Republic Day, the President (Dr Rajendra Prasad) arrived in state at Kingsway, New Delhi. He was greeted by Sardar Baldev Singh (Defence Minister), and also the Naval and Air Force C-in-C's. The...
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DRAGON BOAT RACE
Originally a rain-making ceremony, the annual Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong is the colony's most colourful annual event. The huge boats plough up river with the crews exhorted by drummers in the bows - and if they ship too much...
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IN CAMERA
India celebrates twenty years of Independence - Arabs return to their homes in what is now Israel's territory - Gurkhas guard the Hong Kong border with Communist China - Floods ravage the town of Fairbanks, Alaska - Fatal accidents when...
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Japan Celebrates 2,593rd Birthday
100,000 school children take part in great Tokyo festivities in honour of founding of Empire. 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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BLACK WATCH HEROES -
Just before the Regiment's headline news with their grim battle against Chinese Reds, the Band of the Black Watch (representing the Regiment) paid a visit to the American Marines who were celebrating the 177th birthday of their corps....
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THE QUEEN TOURS CEYLON
The Queen celebrated her birthday in Ceylon, and before leaving that beautiful land, she attended a birthday parade in her honour. Previously the Queen and the Duke had gone up-country to Polonnaruwa, where a visit was made to the famous...
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PRINCE BIRA WEDS
Kneeling on a divan in the Siamese Embassy in Paris, Prince Birabongse and his bride (Celia Howard of Buenos Aires) were recently married in accordance with picturesque Buddhist ceremony. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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CORONATION IN MALAYA
Johore Bahru, capital of the State of Johore, can seldom have looked so festive, but this was indeed a very special day: the day of Coronation. Now to the Palace. In the throne room, the climax of the ceremony, the placing of a crown on...
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THE KING IN THE CITY
London's Guildhall, and a surprise gift to the City from King Bhumibol and his Queen: a beautifully-detailed model of a Siamese Royal Barge. The Lord Mayor, Sir Edmund Stockdale, referred to Thailand's links with Britain as old friends...
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THE PRINCE IN BORNEO
The Royal Yacht ""Britannia"" took Prince Philip to Borneo, where he visited British colonies and protectorates in the island. A Royal visit to this part of the world is a rare event. Malays, Chinese, Dyaks and everyone left no doubt...
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THE PRINCE IN THE FAR EAST
Rangoon Airport: the Comet IV brought Prince Philip on another stage of his world tour. He was welcomed by the Prime Minister, who headed the reception. One of the Prince's early engagements was a garden party at the President's Palace....