News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 2nd Year

Issue

Issue No.

3

Date Released

Nov 1948

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Central Workshops
• 2. A Pit is Reborn: 3. Macrihanish
• 3. Miners’ Health Centre
• 4. Shipyard for Colliers
• 5. Cue for Ladies

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

NoS synopsis: The work of Cowdenbeath Central Workshops in Scotland which employs 750 men and serves forty collieries. The workshops provide overhaul, repair and engineering facilities to the collieries. They also have a ‘flying squad’ to ensure that repairs can be done on-site, if possible.

Researcher Comments

According to bfi sources, this story was filmed from the 8th to the 10th of September 1948. The commentary was recorded on the 6th October 1948.

Keywords

Mining

Locations

Scotland; Fife

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
Viewing Copy - bfi screenonline   Used for Synopsis
Documentary Film News   Vol.7 No.70, Nov-Dec 1948, p120.
BFI Screenonline synopsis   ID No.721699

Credits:

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Producer

Donald Alexander

Camera

James Ritchie

Commentator

John Slater

Camera

Lionel Griffiths

Director

Mary Beales

Sponsor

National Coal Board