News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

40/97

Date Released

2 Dec 1940

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Marshal of the RAF Sir Cyril Newall
• 2. Post Much Earlier This Christmas
• 3. Trained in Canada
• 4. The King Receives a "Decoration"
• 5. Tacoma Bridge Collapse
• 6. Evans of the Broke Comperes a Shelter Concert
• 7. Tube Snacks
• *South Africa’s Agricultural Show
• *Walking Race in Regents Park
• *Rugby at Oxford

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 7

Summary

King and Queen inspect mobile canteens which are being presented to the YMCA by the Trade Union Movement. The King is then presented with the Gold Medal of the TUC by Mr George Gibson, Chairman of the General Council.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Awards and honours

Locations

London; Buckingham Palace

Length of story (in feet)

48

Story extras:

Film clip

Pathe Icon Pathé

Production Documents

• Commentary
• Shot List

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Film Archive

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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