Results: Stories
8 results found for '"Whitehaven"' in Location.
The Prince - - "Pit Lad"
- Date released
- 4 Jul 1927
- Series name
- Pathe Gazette
- Issue no
- 1412; Super Issue No.: 27/53
- NoS ID
- 086074
- Story no
- 3 / 9
- Extras
- 1 film clip
During tour of Lake District, the Prince, to joy of spectators, descends Haig Pit, in miner’s overalls.
Again ‘King Coal’ Takes Toll
- Date released
- 5 Feb 1931
- Series name
- Pathe Super Sound Gazette
- Issue no
- 31/11
- NoS ID
- 088935
- Story no
- 1 / 7
- Extras
- 1 film clip
28 miners lose their lives in terrible explosion two miles under the sea, from the shaft of the Haig Pit.
Nuffield Fund Re-Opens Mine Long Left Idle
- Date released
- 5 Apr 1937
- Series name
- British Paramount News
- Issue no
- 637
- NoS ID
- 035119
- Story no
- 2 / 7
- Extras
- 1 shot list
Hope comes to special area. Grant from Lord Nuffield’s Fund aids re-opening of long-closed mine.
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: William Pit Disaster
- Date released
- 21 Aug 1947
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 950A
- NoS ID
- 014603
- Story no
- 1 / 4
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: William Pit Disaster. DESCRIPTION: A heavy loss of life was incurred when an explosion took place deep in the William Pit at Whitehaven. SHOTLIST: GV pit as seen from cliffs, sea in...
104 Die in Pit Disaster
- Date released
- 21 Aug 1947
- Series name
- Pathe News
- Issue no
- 47/67
- NoS ID
- 101932
- Story no
- 6 / 6
- Extras
- 1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list
Great mine explosion at Whitehaven. Pictures of rescue work and pithead scenes.
Trawler "Fishes for Atoms"
- Date released
- 17 Dec 1951
- Series name
- British Paramount News
- Issue no
- 2170
- NoS ID
- 043427
- Story no
- 6 / 6
Government vessel makes monthly survey taking specimens of sea, fish and ocean bed near outflow of atom plant.
News in Flashes
- Date released
- 17 Dec 1951
- Series name
- Pathe News
- Issue no
- 51/101
- NoS ID
- 104491
- Story no
- 4 / 7
- Extras
- 1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list
Atomic fishing.
GASPIPE
- Date released
- Mar 1954
- Series name
- Mining Review 7th Year
- Issue no
- 7
- NoS ID
- 345821
- Story no
- 3 / 4
BFI synopsis: Methane drainage and ulitisation at Haig Colliery, Whitehaven. The gas is piped from the colliery to the local gasworks and mixed with town gas and used by the residents of Whitehaven NCB...
