Mine Disaster

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2286A
Date Released
29 Mar 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mine Disaster. DESCRIPTION: PM Heath visits the site of the mine disaster at Lofthouse Colliery near Wakefield. SHOTLIST: GV drill hole. CU man. CU drill into ground. GV rubble on conveyor belt into hole. CU miners watch. CU rubble on conveyor belt. SV arrival of Prime Minister Edward Heath at pit head. SV rescue party putting on gear. SV ditto leaving. SV hand pointing to tunnel where men are (map scene). SV Salvation Army and others. SV pan rescue party going towards mine. SV & CU anxious miners watching. SV rescue party walking away from pithead. 2 SV miner. SV miners taking off gear.
Keywords
Mining; Accidents and disasters
Locations
Yorkshire; Lofthouse Colliery
Card file number
98976
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Peter Brown
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Mine Disaster', British Movietone News Issue No. 2286A, 29 Mar 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29829 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)