News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Mining Review Composite Editions

Issue

Mechanisation Issue

CMR3

Date Released

1952

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Leicestershire. Personal Call.
• 2. County Durham. Personal Call
• 3. County Durham. Personal Call
• 4. Staffordshire. Personal Call

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

NoS synopsis: A visit to Thrislington Colliery, and a look at the German coal plough in use there.

Researcher Comments

Story taken from Mining Review 5th Year Issue No. 7. Made in 1955

Keywords

Mining

Locations

England; County Durham

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
Films on Coal Catalogue   1969, p.58
Film User   Vol.7 No.75 January 1953, p36.

Credits:

Commentator

John Slater

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit