News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 3rd Year

Issue

Issue No.

6

Date Released

Feb 1950

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. American Miner
• 2. Down in the Forest
• 3. Get this Straight
• 4. Mixing it

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

BFI synopsis: steel prop reclamation at Grimesthorpe Colliery.

Researcher Comments

According to bfi sources, this story was filmed from the 7th to the 8th December 1949.

Keywords

Science and technology; Mining

Locations

Yorkshire; England

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Support services

Basil Somner

Production Co.

Documentary Technicians Alliance

Director

Michael Clarke

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Camera

Ronald Bicker