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Irish ploughing.
The President and Dr Ryan (Minister of Agriculture) attended the National Ploughing Competition. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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COTTON CELEBRATIONS -
In Memphis, a Cotton carnival recalling the early days in the deep South when bales of raw cotton were first carried down the Mississippi. In Liverpool, the Cotton Exchange has been re-opened by Lord Derby in the presence of Mr Selwyn...
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FOR THE FUTURE
A dream for over a hundred and twenty years is becoming a reality. The first ceremonial spadefuls of concrete inaugurate the National Theatre on London's South Bank. ® ® Around the countryside, members of a Motoring Organisation have...
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HORSE PLOUGHING
As Patron & President of the Shire Horse Society, HM the Queen attended the Southern Counties Ploughing Contest which was held in Windsor Great Park. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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DEATH IN THE FIELDS
The worst outbreak of Foot and Mouth for nearly half a century, continues to spread throughout England and Wales. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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PINTA PEOPLE
The International Dairy Show at Olympia - and an off-beat angle on Milking from Australia. A dairy herd of Sheep! Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of...
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DAIRY SHOW
Beautiful cows are really the stars of the Scottish Dairy Show in Glasgow. They open the story of modern milk operation: mechanical milking, a system of collecting in bulk, and, to round it off, a cartoning machine, which makes, fills,...
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DAIRY SHOW
A triumph for the Ayrshire breed at Olympia - supreme and reserve champions at the Dairy Show, the world's greatest festival in honour of man's most generous four-footed friend, the cow. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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MUNICH BEER FESTIVAL
For fifteen days Munich is alive with music, dancing and the clink of the beer steins, for this is the duration of the 'Oktoberfest'. As well as the consumption of beer, for the Bavarians and the many foreign visitors, there is 'all the...
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THE PRINCESS IN KENYA
The Royal Tour moved from Tanganyika to Kenya and Nairobi gave Princess Margaret a very warm welcome. Among many engagements, the inspection of Kenya coffee was an obvious priority. Kenya's industrial activity also received royal...
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ROYAL SHOW
Now established on its permanent site near Kenilworth, the Royal Show gets bigger and better every year. The Queen Mother attends the opening day. Between the parades of prizewinning cattle - a Wild West show in the Grand Ring. Real...
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QUEEN AT HARROW SCHOOL
The Queen visits the famous public school at Harrow to mark the 400th year of the granting of the school's charter by Elizabeth the First. Her Majesty unveils a plaque in the new Physics Laboratories - plants a tree and joins the boys at...
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SMITHFIELD SHOW
The Royal Smithfield Show - top livestock and Britain's best farm machinery on display - gets blacked out on the opening day. A token strike by electrical workers hits vital services too. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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THE RED ARMY SWEEPS FORWARD:
Nalchik Area - The Red Army has made great advances in the Caucasus stopping Hitler's bid to reach the oilfields of Grozny and Baku. ® Rzhev Front - Great advances have also been made in the Central following the cutting of the...
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THEIR MAJESTIES AT THE ROYAL SHOW -
They attend the Centenary Show of Royal Agricultural Society in Windsor Great Park. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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FIELD OR FACTORY?
Pictures show many of the new aspects of farming at the Smithfield Show in London. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...
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SPRING FEVER ON THE FARM
In Surrey this year, the annual Spring Farming Demonstration. Pictures show various farming machinery and a Fence Laying Contest. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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THE SHETLAND' WELCOME
Her Majesty's visit had had to be postponed from last year, but now, from ""Britannia"", the Queen came with Prince Philip to land at Lerwick. The visit was the first made to the Shetland's by a monarch, since the Norse King Haakon came...
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MUNICH OCTOBER FESTIVAL
Munich has also been enjoying a Festival - a traditional October event to mark the harvest. The accent is on beer, but they have an amusement park which compares quite well with our Battersea Fun-Fair. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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SMITHFIELD XMAS CATTLE ON SHOW
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk were among the many interested visitors at Earls Court for the Smithfield Show, and, in spite of the recent serious outbreak of foot and mouth disease, many magnificent exhibits were there. Disclaimer:...
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FORETASTE OF CHRISTMAS
RN Cooks. At the Royal Naval Supply School at Chatham, they're learning how to cook cod au gratin, and all that. They may have joined the Navy to sail around the world; but at the moment, they are in the kitchen! ® Turkeys. Now is the...
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GLORIOUS BEER!
Called the ""October Festival"", but it's so popular with the people of Munich that it starts in September! And when the Lord Mayor taps the first barrel, the Festival's on. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any...
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SOMETHING FOR THE BIRDS
The International Poultry Show at Olympia tells the whole story of the chicken and the egg, and features a Turkey that could provide a Christmas dinner for two hundred people! ® Over at Alexandra Palace, the Talking Bird Contest is the...
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SMITHFIELD SHOW
The Farming Industry's annual showcase highlights the dramatic growth in our livestock and machinery exports. We sell our mechanised know-how to a hundred and sixty countries who will soon be meeting our latest in the tractor field, the...