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1937 UNITED KINGDOM: OIL IN ENGLAND? BORING STARTS IN SUSSEX Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of
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0:52Now PlayingDate: 7th June 1937
Location: HELLINGLY, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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Hellingly, England:
Gen. view well.
Semi view man fixing drill.
Angle shot tower..sinking well.
CU sinking drill.
Long view Apsley arrives.
Semi view Apsley arrives up steps.
Angle shot tower.
Semi view Lord Apsley opens well.
Pan from machinery to drill.
Pan from tower to drill working.
SOUND EFFECTS. Lord Apsley says that he hopes it will strike lucky and strike oil.
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