Another Link with Canada

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1434
Date Released
26 Nov 1956
Date Other
Nov 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
Built at John Brown’s Yard, the 22,000 ton Sylvania joins three sister ships (Saxonia, Ivernia and Carinthia) on the run from Liverpool to Montreal. The wife of the High Commissioner for Canada performed the ceremony. SHOTLIST: Shots of the ‘Sylvania’. Men knocking wooden blocks away from the ship. Shots of naming ceremony being performed by the wife of the High Commissioner of Canada. ‘Sylvania’ into the water. Shots of the chains being dragged along the slipway. ‘Sylvania’ into water.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Industry and manufacture
Locations
Glasgow; John Brown’s Shipyard
Card file number
68988
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Camera
John Charles Elder
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Another Link with Canada', British Movietone News Issue No. 1434, 26 Nov 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21330 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)