News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1569

Super Issue No.

29-1

Date Released

3 Jan 1929

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Take the "Im" Out of "Impossible"
• 2. A Guid New Year to One and A’!!
• 3. Two RAF Bombing Squadrons
• 4. Winter Sports Begin
• 5. Winter Cricket - At Cricket’s Birthplace
• 6. New Year’s Day Meet
• 7. 21st Race from Morpeth to Newcastle ...
• 8. Swimming at Clontarf

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 8

Summary

With picturesque and dramatic ceremonies - as old as the regiment itself - the famous 1st Battalion The Seaforth Highlanders - welcome the New Year (First and Exclusive pictures to the Pathe Gaz.) Just before midnight the "Old Year" - the oldest soldier of the Battalion is played out of Barracks to strains of "Happy we’ve been a’together". On the stroke of midnight the "New Year" the youngest drummer boy is played in "Wi a waggin’ tail". The CO and officers serve "Atholl Brose"to everyone in the Battalion. "Should auld acquaintance be forgot ..."

Locations

Dover

Credits:

Camera

John W. Cotter

Commentator

Thomas F. Scales

Story extras:

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Name

British Pathe Ltd

Email

info@britishpathe.com

Web

https://www.britishpathe.com/

Phone

0207 665 8340

Address

3.29 Canterbury Court
1-3 Brixton Road
London
SW9 6DE

Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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