Miners on the Land

Series

Series Name
Mining Review 2nd Year

Issue

Issue No.
2
Date Released
Oct 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
Summary - Disabled miners in agriculture.
BFI synopsis: disabled miners (some disabled by silicosis) visit hostels in the countryside to learn agricultural work. Visits Wentlooge Castle near Newport, Monmouthshire. Miners, Tom Evans and Bill Llewelly are seen at work on farms and at the hostel which grows its own fruit and vegetables.
Researcher Comments
According to bfi sources this story was filmed from the 15th to the 18th June 1948.
Keywords
Agriculture; Mining
Locations
Wales; Monmouthshire
Written sources
British Film Institute Databases   Used for Synopsis
Documentary Film News   Vol.7 No.69 Sept-Oct 1948, p103.
Credits:
Production Co.
Documentary Technicians Alliance
Producer
Donald Alexander
Support services
John Ingram
Camera
John Reid
Sponsor
National Coal Board
Camera
R. Connor
Director
Tony Thompson

How to cite this record

'Miners on the Land', Mining Review 2nd Year Issue No. 2, Oct 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/345485 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)