New Power Station at Portarlington

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1089A
Date Released
20 Apr 1950
Date submitted
17 Apr 1950
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Power Station at Portarlington. DESCRIPTION: The Bishop of Kildare opens the Power Station at Portarlington and makes a tour of inspection. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Power Station. Various angle shots of the power station. Turf in truck delivered to station, lifted of bogies & transported along the hoppers, various shots over camera & under camera shots. Interior - various shots of dials, panels & turbines etc. Bishop of Kildare greeted by Mr Brown. Chairman. Rev. Foynes blesses station. Official opening of steam valve, person MS turbines running. GV of power station interior. Official opening panels etc.
Local distribution only
Ireland release only
Keywords
Science and technology; Religion and belief
Locations
Republic of Ireland; Portarlington
Card file number
53574
Credits:
Camera
George Fleishchmann
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
200
Story extras:
Film clip

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'New Power Station at Portarlington', British Movietone News Issue No. 1089A, 20 Apr 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16346 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)