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AUSTRIA - ARMY'S FIRST PARADE
For the first time since Austria recovered her independence, units of her new army have held a ceremonial parade. The President inspected seven hundred men, drawn up at the Hofburg. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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FREED AT LONG LAST
A train from Russia arriving on the outskirts of Vienna brought 250 prisoners of war home - the first to arrive in a Free Austria. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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MR TRUMAN IN SALZBURG
Every visitor to Salzburg is reminded that the beautiful city was Mozart's birthplace. Mr Truman a keen music lover was particularly anxious to visit the house where Mozart was born and which is now a museum, enshrining his life and...
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SOCCER - RUSSIAN DYNAMOS BEATEN
The first visit of the Moscow Dynamos to Austria provided determined football when they played the Rapid Football Club of Vienna. A very narrow victory for the Austrians finally resulted. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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WAR ON GNATS
Pools of stagnant water left by the recent floods in Austria and Bavaria have become a breeding ground for gnats and mosquitoes. Special smog machines have been used to spray the affected area with insecticides. Disclaimer: British...
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VIENNA STATE BALL
The Vienna State Ball: prominent guests from all parts of the globe attended the Ball. 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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SPORTS WITH A DIFFERENCE - VIENNA
The American Air Force hold a sports meeting in which they compete with a French team. 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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WATCHES GO FAST
A shop in Vienna offered clocks and watches free to the first thousand customers. Well, the crowd got a bit carried away, and the police were called in! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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RIDING THE RUNNERS
Our pictures show the Bob-Sleigh World Championships at Innsbruck, Austria. They took place on a new track which will be used for the Winter Olympics in 1964. Italy's No 1 team won the title, second place also went to Italy, and...
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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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WATER IS WET!
The heavy Spring snow melting in the mountains resulted in unusually high water levels which made conditions for kayak racing very difficult. Before long, competitors were making the traditional schoolboy discovery, that water's not only...
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CHAMPS OF THE ROUGH WATER
A glimpse of the World Canoe-Slalom Championships from Austria. 50 competitors from 15 countries doing their utmost in the battle. The winner Juergen Bremer of East Germany. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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ON WHEELS AND WINGS
The wheels keep rolling on the Tour of Austria, reputed to be the hardest amateur cycle event in the world. It takes in about a thousand miles with plenty of mountain passes on the way, including the famous Grossglockner. ® A winner on...
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WHITE WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Augsbury, in Bavaria, a new canoeing course has opened, ready for next year's Olympic contests. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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EUROPEAN SHOW JUMPING
The European Championships in Austria. Britain's Ann Moore wins the title. 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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SUMMER SKIING
The true enthusiast never lets weather or season interrupt his sport. These skiers in Austria have found that grass makes a pretty fair substitute for snow. The bruises you might get are the same! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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THE END OF HIS TETHER
You'd have thought water skiing was uplifting enough, but it's very down-to-earth stuff compared with water-chuting. To get up there and float, you need a 40 mile an hour speed boat, 140 yards of cable and the specially designed...
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DR FIGL -
The Austrian Federal Chancellor, recently paid a call at Number Ten, Downing Street. 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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WHITE WATER WINS
Nearly 90 competitors from Italy, West Germany and Austria battled against a torrent, swollen out of all proportions by heavy rainfall. Keeping vertical is only part of the problem, they have to get through the ""gates"", poles hung...
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SOCIALIST MEETING
The Socialist International at Chequers. 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 and do not...
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PARTY FASHIONS
Fashion show in Vienna of Emilio Schubert's models. 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 and do...
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DOWNHILL
The international Downhill Race at Wegan in Switzerland the last big event of the kind before the Winter Sports sections of the Olympic Games. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within...
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REPORT FROM HUNGARY
From points on the Austrian frontier the first film stories have come out of Hungary. There has been a constant flow, with emphasis on medical supplies of all kinds being taken across the border. Casualties have been heavy and many...
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VIENNA - A WATCHMAN'S FAREWELL
At the Tower of St. Stephen's Cathedral, in Vienna a night watchman performs a long established duty as Vienna's fire-watcher, and weather reporter for the last time. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views...