British Pathe - Newsreel of the 12th January, 1939

1-FAMOUS REGIMENTS CHILDREN'S PARTY - Children party held by the London Scottish Regiment.
2-PREMIER LEAVES FOR ROME - Neville Chamberlain leaving London for Rome, Italy.
3-FRANCO'S BIG DRIVE - General Franco's men continue their advance in southern Spain.
4-BRIAN GROVER HOME AT LAST - Brian Grover and his Russian wife Ileana arrive back in London.
5-PREPARING CORONATION SCOT FOR US TRIP - Preparing the steam locomotive the Coronation Scot for the United States of America in London.
6-FRENCH TROOPS EMBARK FOR JIBUTI - The French army leaves Marseilles for Jibuti.
7-THE DANUBE FROZEN and FLOODS IN YORKSHIRE AND VENICE
8-HMS LIVERPOOL IN LIVERPOOL - The HMS Liverpool docked in Liverpool, Merseyside.
9-OLD TIME HAXEY HOOD GAME - Footage of the bizarre Haxey Hood game in Haxey, Lincolnshire.
10-NEW YORK HAILS NEW YEAR - Thousands celebrate the New Year 1939 in New York, United States of America.
11-DECORATING US COASTGUARD - US Coastguards are decorated in the United States of America.
12-TURIN / CATHERINETTES BALL - Catherinettes ball for women at the age of 25 in Turin, Italy.
13-MIAMI OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP - The Miami Open Golf Championship in the United States of America.

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[TheSilverDubberII]

haha, this is fantastic!!

[HobieTyourtube]

"Every girl must know how to work a big gun ! "-timeless?

[dudeofleeds1]

I have to watch this for media homework. DEAD. :/

[owgigi]

British Pathe now have a website with all 90,000 of the videos from their archive, I literally just spent about two days solid on there looking through stuff!

Just Google them.

[Pionee]

I really enjoyed this--thank you so much for providing a glimpse of life in the books I read!

[LeamingtonSteve]

very interesting, thanks