News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

1713

Date Released

31 Jul 1947

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. China Floods Worst for a Generation
• 2. News Flashes - Stop Press: De Gaulle in Brittany
• 3. News Flashes - Stop Press: New Plastic Glue, US
• 4. News Flashes - Stop Press: Gardner Auto Record
• 5. Orphan Seal Thrives on Bottle
• 6. Britain Imports Coal
• 7. C of I Trailer: Watch Your Step

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 7

Summary

South Wales town of Swansea which before the war exported vast quantities of coal, receives 9,000 ton shipment from America. Meanwhile, women displaced persons arrive from Estonia and enter cotton industry, Poles from Resettlement Corps train as miners.

Keywords

Women; Industry and manufacture; Mining; Displaced persons

Library number

16390

Credits:

Camera

Douglas H. J. Hardy

Camera

Edward Henry Hawkins

Camera

Ian Duncan Struthers

Camera

James F. Gemmell

Length of story (in feet)

193

Story extras:

Production Documents

• Assignment Sheet
• Commentary
• Dope Sheet
• Ephemera
• Shot List

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Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

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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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