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1929 Felling chimney stack at Swansea
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0:56Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1929
Location: Wales, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: A Charge - a Fuse - and a Crash! Erected 50 years ago, 150 ft. chimney stack, the property of Atlantic Fuel Co., North Dak, Swansea is demolished.
WALES: Swansea:
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Workmen removing bricks from base of chimney, then securing wooden supports
Demolition man lighting match in heap of rubble
Chimney toppling
Man lighting match
Men securing supports
Cloud of smoke rising with terraced houses in background
Demolished building
Men securing supports then knocking bricks out
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