News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

39/67

Date Released

21 Aug 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. HMS Formidable Launches Herself
• 2. Destroyer’s Dive to Davy Jones’ Locker
• 3. Grasmere Sports
• 4. Town Criers’ Contest at Lyme Regis
• 5. British Mission to the Soviet
• 6. Thames Ambulance Service
• 7. Launch of HMS Kenya
• 8. Sir Malcolm Campbell

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 8

Summary

The famous athletic meeting which is nearly 200 years old, gathers the tough men from the north of England to compete in even tougher races.

Keywords

Sport

Length of story (in feet)

66

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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