News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/99

Date Released

8 Dec 1968

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Queen’s Lucheon for Olympic Medallists
• 2. Jumbo Barge
• 3. Cliff Rescue
• 4. Students Train as Yeoman
• 5. American Soldiers
• 6. Channel Tunnel

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 6

Summary

A "Rhine" type barge - a 1,000 tonner and the first of its type ever seen on the River - is the spearhead of a fight to win back valuable lighterage for the Port of London. The "Meridian" as she is known, is 220 feet long and can carry four times as much as a conventional Thames barge.

Keywords

Ships and boats

Locations

River Thames

Credits:

Camera

S. M. F. Plummer

Length of story (in feet)

96

Story extras:

Film clip

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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