News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/52

Date Released

27 Jun 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Canadian Airmen Arrive
• 2. Fitness Wins
• 3. Evacuees - Sheep
• 4. Motor Cyclists Rally to the Call
• 5. Naval Parashots
• 6. General De Gaulle’s Appeal
• *Australian Sports Meeting
• *Bobby Locke Wins South Africa Open Golf Title
• *Motor Race in Indianapolis

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

Motorcyclists volunteer for important work. Should telephone and telegraph services fail they would take over to deliver messages.

Keywords

Motorcycling; Communications

Locations

Cheshire; England

Length of story (in feet)

47

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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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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