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| [MEDULLOBLASTOMA TREATMENT - 1] | |||
| Date: 1947/50 Film Number: 2726 | |||
| Footage of children being given x-rays to treat medulloblastoma. | |||
| F.A. CUP 5th ROUND 1952, BURNLEY v LIVERPOOL | |||
| Date: *1947/52 Film Number: 686 | |||
| This film includes a mixture of shots - a group of people in the Dales, one holds a clapperboard on which is written 'Another Mans Poison'. Following this are scenes from the 1952 5th round F.A. Cup match between Burnley and Liverpool. | |||
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| [NIAGARA FALLS; THE MOSS GIRLS AT PLAY] | |||
| Date: 1947/55/63 Film Number: 6867 | |||
| Moss family holiday to New York and Niagara Falls, including a visit to the United Nations building, a boat trip and views from the top of the Empire State Building. Judith and Vanessa Moss are seen playing with Rip the dog in the garden, baking in the kitchen and with friends in Heaton Park. Further scenes include a slow motion sequence with Judith Moss and the Gold family playing cricket, general views of the Moss family home 'Amulree' and Vanessa Moss wearing a nurse's outfit with staff at Hart's Warehouse. | |||
| [OUT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: *1947/66 Film Number: 363 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School - a compilation showing a variety of extra-curricular activities, mainly leisure, including rugby, sailing, boxing, the school play, water sports, athletics, cricket, camping, on the farm, and playing cards. | |||
| HOLIDAY GALA | |||
| Date: 1947-9 Film Number: 9561 | |||
| Crowds of people arrive at Roundhay Park in Leeds, and sit on the grass to watch a wide range of events including air and motorbike displays, performing gymnasts and acrobats, while children ride on the miniature railway and play on swingboats. In the evening there is a funfair and a firework display by the lake. | |||
| YORKSHIRE HOLIDAY PART 1 - BRIDLINGTON | |||
| Date: 1947-9 Film Number: 9562 | |||
| Scenes from a holiday on the Yorkshire coast, including family members on the beach, a child enjoying a donkey ride and a group of children watching a Punch and Judy show. There are also shots of boats in the harbour, a trip out to sea on the vessel ‘Boy’s Own’, and visits to Flamborough Head and Sewerby Hall and gardens. | |||
| FIBRE TO FROCK | |||
| Date: *1947/9 Film Number: 10991 | |||
| The raw cotton arrives at the mill and the various manufacturing processes begin including carding, spinning and coning to produce a finished thread. Next the thread is woven into fabric material and the cloth is inspected. A fashion show to a large group of spectators shows off the latest fashions followed by a women putting on a gramaphone record. At the India Mills in Darwen we see women working at various spinning machines and a group shot of all the mill girls. The film ends with a selection of dress fabrics by John Thompson Ltd. | |||
| AN ARMY CADET AT CAMP | |||
| Date: *1948 Film Number: 13 | |||
| Follows a day in the life of the cadets, narrated by one of them. They attend a church service; they are inspected by the Colonel; they stage a mock battle; after lunch they take part in bridge building exercises and go swimming. We see the camp hospital and the military band practising, cadets on guard duty, and a camp concert. | |||
| BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS NO. 986 | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 129 | |||
| St. George's Day Garter celebrations. The Duke of Edinburgh meets Don Bradman. FA Cup Final, Manchester United v Blackpool. | |||
| THIS FILM IS DANGEROUS! | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 160 | |||
| A film made for the admiralty about the danger of nitrate film - a projectionist is overcome by fumes and taken to hospital when he neglects to supervise the projector and the film catches fire. The highly inflammable nature of nitrate film is demonstrated by setting fire to some and showing the ineffectiveness of a variety of fire extinguishers. A modern, safe projection box is demonstrated and also instructions to be observed by an operator in the safe handling, splicing etc.of film - projectionists are shown ignoring these and the resulting disasters are dealt with, the point being made that operators are generally to blame for any fires. | |||
| 26TH CO-OPERATIVE DAY CELEBRATIONS AT STOKE PARK, GUILDFORD | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 199 | |||
| The celebration takes the form of a carnival, with the crowning of a Co-operative Queen; children in fancy dress; sports events; some fairground stalls; the refreshment marquee; a road safety demonstration; a dancing display; acrobats and wrestlers; and a boy scout campfire. | |||
| VISIT OF MAYOR OF ST. HELENS TO STUTTGART | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 395 | |||
| Civic visit to Germany. | |||
| BLACKPOOL YOUTH WEEK 3rd - 9th MAY 1948 | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 512 | |||
| "A pictorial record" of the weeks events including football, drama, netball, a quiz, table tennis, and handicrafts. Boys and Girls Clubs participating. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| CO-OPERATION | |||
| Date: *1948 Film Number: 517 | |||
| A national review of the Co-op movement post-war - retail, production and organisation. Features Manchester city centre; the Crumpsall Biscuit factory amongst other production scenes; and the 78th Congress in Brighton. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| RETURNING HOME | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 565 | |||
| A group of Manchester children return from a three month stay in Switzerland as guests of the children of the Swiss Red Cross. They travel by train from Folkestone. Their parents are seen making their way to the station in Manchester, where, together with the Mayor and Mayoress, they greet the children on arrival. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| 'OUR ROVING CAMERA REPORTS' | |||
| Date: *1948 Film Number: 617 | |||
| Newsreel item featuring the launching of a liner at the Walker Shipyard on Tyneside. The film shows workers and dignitaries at the launching and includes many shots of the liner, called Rangitoto. | |||
| [MANCHESTER - THOMPSON v KING BOXING MATCH] | |||
| Date: *1948 Film Number: 643 | |||
| Newsreel film of a boxing match at Belle Vue. Yorkshireman Thompson v Canadian King for British Empire Lightweight title. The film shows the 7th round in which King wins the title. | |||
| RINGWAY AIR DISPLAY | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 797 | |||
| Scenes at Manchester's first post war air display held on 24th April 1948 - static display of various types of aircraft; the arrival of Lord Tedder and inspection of airmen; flying display - includes shots of an AVRO Tudor, the take off and fly past of a non-standard Lancaster Bomber (with two jet and two prop engines); an ATC gymnastic display. | |||
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| TODMORDEN AGRICULTURAL SHOW 1948 | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 798 | |||
| Todmorden Agricultural Show - shots of the spectators and livestock. The film ends with a shot of a huntsman on horseback, with hounds. | |||
| SCRAP BOOK FOR 1948 | |||
| Date: 1948 Film Number: 904 | |||
| A record of events at Wigan Grammar School 1948 - exterior shot of the building; classroom scenes - a human skeleton and animal skull in a biology class; a boy looks through a microscope; playing in the school yard; a game of cricket; sports day; a swimming gala watched by the mayor; presentation of medals. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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