Kirkwall’s Diesel Station

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1146
Date Released
21 May 1951
Date submitted
18 May 1951
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening Kirkwall New Diesel Power Station - No Film. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Power Station. Interior - Mrs Woodburn receives bouquet. On platform with other officials. Mrs Woodburn pulling over levers, starts turbines. Cut-in turbines & gauges. Elevated GV stone quarries. Masons working on site. Various SCU parts of the power station produced in stone. GV power station.
Local distribution only
Scotland only instead of first item.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Science and technology; Industry and manufacture; Ceremonies
Card file number
55483
Credits:
Camera
John Charles Elder
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
93
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Kirkwall’s Diesel Station', British Movietone News Issue No. 1146, 21 May 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17142 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)