News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1693

Date Released

22 May 1947

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Viceroy Back to Report
• 2. Admiral Byrd Reveals New Polar Secrets
• 3. Diamond Find Raises Hope in South Africa
• 4. Ducks Start Life High Up
• 5. Walker Cup Goes Back to America
• 6. C of I Trailer: Diphtheria No 9

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

Abandoned diamond workings at Premier Mine, Pretoria, are reopened.

Keywords

Mining

Locations

South Africa; Pretoria; Premier Mine; Bloemhof

Library number

16232

Credits:

Camera

H. Duncan Abraham

Length of story (in feet)

136

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Shot List

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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