News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue

Issue No.

997

Date Released

11 Oct 1920

Date Other

7 Oct 1920

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Our Royal Ambassador. The Prince of Wales Welcome Home at Portsmouth
• 2. Founder’s Day at Harrow. Old Harrovians Play against School
• 3. Nottingham Goose Fair. The Oldest Fair in the Country Attracted Large Crowds and Was Opened by the Mayor
• 4. Harvesting the World’s Wheat. The Modern Machine, Drawn Either by Horses or Motor, Cuts, Threshes and Delivers Grain Tied Up in Sacks
• 5. Embassy Wedding. Marriage of the Duke of Alba and Marquesa San Vincente Del Barco at the Spanish Embassy
• 6. St Dunstan’s Regatta. Close Finishes and Successful Day at Putney

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

Fair opened by Mayor; crowds at same; ‘Boneshaker’ in amusement park; dead geese carried on large platter.

Keywords

Food and cooking; Customs and traditions; Ceremonies; Local government; Animals

Written sources

Newsfilm Online   Used for alternative date

Library number GR

4229

Length of story (in feet)

46

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Notes

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