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Isle of Wight Music Festival 1970
Driving through Southampton to get the ferry to the Isle of Wight for the 1970 music festival. The Isle of Wight Festival 1970 was a music festival held between 26 and 31 August 1970 at Afton Down, an area on the western side of the Isle...
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Crowds gather outside Cop26 perimeter
Crowds gather outside the perimeter of the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, with protests taking place.
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PRO TENNIS - KRAMER TOO GOOD FOR GONZALES
Richard Gonzales made his debut as a professional against Jack Kramer in New York. Kramer shows that as the leading professional, he's too hot for Gonzales, the ex-holder of the amateur national title. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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HER MAJESTY IN MIDLANDS
Mansfield and Worksop were just two of the stops on the Queen's Midland tour. 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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ALIVE IN A TOMB
Pictures from Stockholm of the rescue of two men who were entombed for nearly five days and nights in a tunnel, where the roof caved in while they were drilling for a telephone cable. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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EAST AND WEST BERLIN ON MAY DAY
In the Russian sector of Berlin, there was a sort of ""peoples"" parade. Effigies of all the well-known Communist benefactors (Chinese included) were prominent. In West Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter addressed a crowd of half a million...
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HORSE GUARDS DISPLAY BY THE MARINES
A fanfare by the Memorial Silver Trumpets of the Royal Naval School of Music heralded the ancient ceremony of Beating Retreat. This was performed by the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines on Horse Guards Parade, London. Disclaimer:...
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PRINCE BAUDOUIN TAKES THE OATH
Belgium's new regent drove to Parliament to assume the royal prerogatives. In the Chamber, as the Prince was about to take the oath, a communist leader shouts ""Long live the Republic"". The interrupter having been shouted down, the...
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NEW LIFT FOR EXPORT
In a factory at Leighton Buzzard a new lift has been designed for heavy industries like foundries, shipyards and steelworks. Called a side loader, it has hydraulic legs to support it while lifting its load. It can lift loads of up to...
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RIVER WARRIORS HAIL THE QUEEN
At Port Harcourt in Eastern Nigeria, the Queen and the Duke watched the war canoe Regatta. Later, some thirty miles from Enugu is the Oji River Leper Settlement. At Apapa Wharf at Lagos, a Guard of Honour from HMS 'Magpie'. By unveiling...
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A NEW TENNIS STAR
Tennis at Melbourne - the final of the Australian Singles Championship between Frank Sedgman, the holder, and six foot two Ken McGregor, a brilliant new discovery. Sedgman wins, but McGregor shows that he is an up and coming champion....
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CHINESE GYMNASTS
A Gymnastic experience at the Empire Pool, Wembley when the Chinese gymnasts give a display of strength and muscle control which leaves the audience spellbound. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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SERPENTINE REGATTA
The Serpentine Festival Regatta (sponsored by the ""Evening News"") was the first ever to be held on the Hyde Park water-way. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...
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PRINCESS MARGARET AT CARLISLE
During her time in Carlisle the Princess visited an Industrial Exhibition and watched a pageant. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...
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DOCKERS - IN AND OUT
London dockers held a mass meeting a Victoria Park, they voted to return to work - for a week. The scene at Liverpool, where the dock strike began, was one of deserted quays, with export goods lying about waiting to be loaded....
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ROWING - ST. MICHAEL'S WIN QUINN CHALLENGE CUP
At the Limerick Regatta the St. Michael rowing eight win the Quinn Challenge Cup. 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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ANGLO-AMERICAN ATHLETICS - UNIVERSITIES COMPETE
Spectators at the White City athletic match - Oxford and Cambridge versus Princeton & Cornell Universities - had plenty of thrills to enjoy. The Americans won by seven events to six. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...
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GAS FIRE TRAGEDY
A disastrous explosion at a Tank Farm in an oil refinery near Lyon. A thousand firemen from all over France fought the flames which killed eleven and injured more than ninety. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection....
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HER MAJESTY IN SCOTLAND
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WARRINGTON FOR WEMBLEY
A large crowd at the Odsal Stadium saw Warrington beat Leeds 16-4 and so qualify for the Rugby League Final to be held at Wembley. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...
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ARSENAL CELEBRATE
Arsenal enjoyed the fruits of victory when, to celebrate their winning of the FA Cup, they attended a special dinner at a West End restaurant. Another celebration was the ""victory drive"" through the streets of Islington and a large...
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STAR AND FANS AT GARDEN PARTY
There was certainly plenty of fun at this year's film garden party at Morden Hall Park, Surrey. Famous people present included Cesar Romero, Jack Benny, Vera Ellen, Merle Oberon, George Raft, Douglas Fairbanks, Betty Garrett and Larry...
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DARING ROOF PERFORMANCE
Thirty-nine year old Joseph Chevalier (of Vienna), recently gave an incredible acrobatic performance above the Walthamstow Palace, some 150 feet above the streets. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and...
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BOXING
AMATEURS AT WEMBLEY - The featherweight final of the ABA Championships was won by Peter Brander (Slough) when he defeated Percy Lewis of the RAF. The light-heavyweight final was won by Masservy of the Royal Navy. ® TURPIN V FINCH - Dick...