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THE END OF AN ERA
Throughout our life-time the battle-ship has been the nucleus of Sea Power. New battleships to join the Fleet in world war two included HMS ""Anson"", named after George Anson, a great Naval figure of the 18th Century. And HMS ""Howe"",...
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PLYMOUTH - PRINCESS MARGARET UNVEILS MEMORIAL
The Memorial on Plymouth Hoe, the last of its kind to be completed by the Imperial War Graves Commission, was recently unveiled by Princess Margaret. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions...
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ROYAL TOUR
The Gothic Reaches Aden. 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 represent the opinions...
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THE PREMIER'S RETURN FROM VICTORY MEETING ® PRESENTED BY BRITISH MOVIETONE ® DESCRIBED BY LESLIE MITCHELL ® FILMED BY THE NEWSREEL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE MINISTRY OF
Mr Churchill stopped in Iceland on his way from the meeting with President Roosevelt, where he received a tremendous welcome from the Icelandic people. As the journey nears it's end the Prime Minister addressed the crew of the ""Prince...
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SUBMARINE PATROL - NO SOUND
Our cameraman films onboard a T-class submarine and captures the daily operations whilst it is on patrol. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the...
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ON THE WATER
Britain's fourth and last nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Revenge, is commissioned at Birkenhead. ® ® Launched in London, Europe's first fully automatic light buoy, which could eventually replace the thirty two lightships round...
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HOLLAND'S VITAL OUTPOST -
Defence is being built up for the islands of the Dutch East Indies. The islands are of great strategic interest and also rich in material wealth, such as oil. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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Camel Decided On A Private Rodeo
Temperamental mount is not amused by American Marines idea of race meeting at Peking. 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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JAPAN SAYS
It was many years ago that the Japanese, marching into Manchuria and into China, began what they thought would be the conquest of Asia and then of the whole world. Then came the attack on Pearl Harbour and America's entry into the war....
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Naval Conference is headline news.
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JAPAN ...? -
Under great secrecy Japan is building up her Navy, to what ends is the question. 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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NEW GUINEA PROGRESS
Since the air attacks of the Japanese in 1942, Port Moresby has undergone considerable reconstruction and rebuilding. There has been political progress, too, under the successful trusteeship of Australia, the inauguration of a...
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U-BOAT HUNTERS KILL SIX -
Four sloops, the ""Starling"", ""Wild Goose"", ""Kite"" and ""Magpie"" return to Liverpool after routing a U-Boat pack in the North Atlantic. A fifth sloop, the ""Woodpecker"", was lost but all her crew were saved. The First Lord of the...
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FRENCH INDO-CHINA AND THAILAND SIGN TRUCE -
Onboard a Japanese cruiser at Saigon a truce was settled between Thailand and French Indo-China. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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GREECE HONOURS BRITISH TROOPS
While British warships of the Mediterranean Fleet were visiting Greece, a special parade on the ""Field of Mars"" was attended by King Paul, who unveiled a magnificent memorial in honour of United Kingdom and Commonwealth men who fell in...
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LIBYA - ALL SERVICES CO-OPERATE IN CONSOLIDATION -
The Navy operates along the coast of Libya helping the men of the other services to consolidate gains. At the Eighth Army continues to push forward, the RAF too is busily engaged. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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MUSSOLINI AGAIN -
A bust of Il Duce, taken from a captured Italian liner, has been crushed in America. 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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LIBYAN CLEAN-UP
The historic record of the Eighth Army's sweep across the desert gives an ever-to-be-remembered impression of the great British victory. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
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IN TROPICAL SEAS
Prince Philip was the visitor to a far-away island in mid-Pacific, near the Equator. His Royal Highness was greeted with a war-dance and was presented with a necklace as a peace-offering. Another highlight was the triumphal procession...
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THE PRINCE IN THE ISLANDS
This was the first royal visit in the history of the Solomon Islands Protectorate. ""Britannia"" dropped anchor off Gizo Island after a nine-day voyage from Hong Kong. Prince Philip had enjoyed the crossing the Equator ceremonies and was...
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HM SUBMARINE ""ANDREW""
HM Submarine Andrew at anchor in the Pool of London. Though never firing in anger, her claim to fame was her Atlantic Crossing - the first Submarine to cross from Bermuda to England submerged. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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OIL CRISIS SCENES
Persian mobs tear down Anglo-Iranian Oil Company signs as Families of British technicians are flown out of Abadan. While demonstrations are going on in Tehran, a British employee shows Persians how to shut off the flow of oil in the...
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THE SEYCHELLE ISLANDS - a tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean - where the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arrive to attend the INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS.
For the past ten years these beautiful and exotic islands have sought independence and now, with good wishes from the retiring Governor, Mr Colin Allan, the leader of the Seychelles' People's United Party, Mr James Mancham solemnly take...
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VAAGSO RAID - NO SOUND
The Commandos set out before first light, the object to capture the small defended island of Vaagso, off the Norwegian coast. The German garrison are taken by surprise and quickly over come on the island of Maaloy. Barges then cross the...