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CUBS OF THE RAF -
The Air Training Corps is open to boys between the ages of 16 and 18, where they can train for the RAF. Recruiting for the Corps is being intensified. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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ROYAL WEST COUNTRY TOUR -
During their three-day visit to the West Country the King and Queen visited a Cornish tin mine. They inspected Land Army girls and saw Wrens at work. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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VICTORY TRAINING AT THE BEACH -
At a Government Training Centre men and women with no previous experience are being trained for work as mechanics, metal workers amongst other vital occupations. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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ARMY TECHNICIANS START YOUNG -
The rapid mechanisation of the Army has made ever increasing demands on the engineering aide of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video...
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NEW TOWN HONOURED
Her Majesty and Prince Philip visited Harlow New Town, in Essex. The Guard of Honour was provided by the Fourth Battalion, the Essex Regiment. Harlow was out in full force to hail the Queen and her husband. She and the Prince also went...
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FAMOUS ""OLD BOY""
Sir Winston Churchill recently paid a visit to his ""Old School"", Harrow. He still treasures those far off days, when his was one of those 500 faces, on the Hill. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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DUKE OF WINDSOR PRESENTS WINGS AND IN BALTIMORE -
The Duke of Windsor, accompanied by the Duchess, presents wings to airmen in training in America. They are cheered by a large crowd when they drive through the streets of Baltimore. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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TRAILER: USE LESS MILK
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THE QUEEN AT SHREWSBURY
On the occasion of its Fourth Centenary, the Queen honoured Shrewsbury School. On a new terrace constructed for the Fourth Centenary, Her Majesty cut a tape as a sign of formal opening. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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DUKE GETS HIS WINGS -
At White Waltham, in Berkshire, the Duke of Edinburgh made his final solo flight in order to obtain his RAF Wings. He received his wings later at Buckingham Palace from the Chief of the Air Staff. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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CORONATION PREPARATIONS
At Imber Court, Police Horses are prepared for their duties at the Coronation. With bells and other noisy instruments in the hands of the policemen, the horses get used to the familiar sounds of a procession. ® In Ottawa, final...
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EDINBURGH - THE DUKE INSTALLED
In the McEwan Hall, Edinburgh, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh was given the warmest of receptions as he came to be installed as Chancellor of Edinburgh University. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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THE QUEEN IN SOUTH ISLAND
Visiting New Zealand's South Island, after their tour of the North, the Queen and the Duke were warmly greeted on their arrival in the town of Nelson. Later, in Christchurch, the Queen and the Duke visited the Ex-Servicemen's Vocational...
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GATEWAY TO INDIA
The Gateway of India in Bombay commemorates the visit of King George V in 1911. When Her Majesty visited Bombay, one of her first engagements was here: a meeting with the Master Mariners of India. From the Master Mariners, the Queen...
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Harvard Commencement Day
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TRYING SOMETHING NEW
Show jumper, rally driver and now pilot! Pat Moss joins her husband Eric Carlsson in learning to fly. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ALL AT SEA - AT SCHOOL
For the past three years, Kinning Park Secondary School in Glasgow has been holding classes in Nautical Studies. This nautical theme unites all the subjects, and stimulates great interest in among the pupils, especially those who are not...
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STUDENT PRINCE
Trinity College Cambridge, will soon become the home for Prince Charles to continue his education. Lord Butler, Master of Trinity said that Prince Charles will be treated like any other boy, during his stay there. Disclaimer: British...
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THE STUDENT PRINCE
Prince Charles arrives at Trinity College Cambridge - the first Prince of Wales to attend the University for a hundred years. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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THE PRINCE IN CARDIFF
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BUILD YOUR OWN BOAT
This is a school with a difference: for one of the subjects is boat building. The pupils are among the many hundreds attending LCC night schools all over London. Boating is a number one hobby these days. And so is ""do it yourself""!...
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TOPSY TURVY
How to make an apple tart is one of the lessons at this Luton school. And it's boys who are learning cookery here! Housewives of the future see that man can do it, and they also learn that the mystique of carpentry need not be a male...
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IN THE WET
At Crawley, in Sussex, babies learn to swim before they can walk. ® At London's Imperial College, students prepare to learn about living under water. A twenty thousand pound house will be sunk off the Argyllshire coast. ® Contestants...
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STALINGRAD ARISES -
Pictures of Stalingrad taken earlier this year show the terrible destruction wrought in the city and the struggle to clear and rebuild it. In Moscow, the British Ambassador was present when delegates from Stalingrad received the sword of...