Round the World at Whitsun

Series

Series Name
Universal News

Issue

Issue No.
2074
Date Released
1 Jun 1950
Length of issue (in feet)
721
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
The roads at Whitsun (25 feet) Fairgrounds and hikers (6 feet) Walking race through City (14 feet) British Games at White City (69 feet) Old-style cricket match (43 feet) Siamese boxing (54 feet) London crowds see Prince Charles (18 feet) Trooping the Colour rehearsal (22 feet) Royal Marines leave Chatham (48 feet) Midget submarine trials (73 feet) Canadian premier tours flood areas (47 feet) Japanese wedding - Princess weds commoner (31 feet) Queen Juliana in Paris (32 feet) General Smuts celebrates birthday (65 feet) French air force display (36 feet) Dean of Oxford flies to Torquay (35 feet) Petrol (dangers of road) and hill climb (44 feet)
Keywords
Royalty; Commemorations; Sport; Politics and government; Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Displays; Weather; Aviation; Transport; Celebrations and festivals; Athletics; Ceremonies; Navy; Accidents and disasters; Military; Religion and belief
Length of story (in feet)
662

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Film Archive

Name
Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Address
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Notes
British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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How to cite this record

'Round the World at Whitsun', Universal News Issue No. 2074, 1 Jun 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/151318 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)