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1942 UK: World War 2: Ministry of Agriculture starts holiday scheme for people willing to work
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1:54Now PlayingDate: 15th June 1942
Location: Uxbridge, Middlesex, England MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND LALEHAM, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: WEEK-END 'FARMERS' HELP FOOD FRONT
ENGLAND: Middlesex: Laleham:
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GV Land Corps. at work in field
CU, sign on tree "MIDDLESEX VOLUNTEER LAND CORP" slip to GV volunteers jumping off lorry
SV volunteers jumping off lorry
SV camp hostess Mrs. Andrews receiving two girls
LV girls drawing their bedding from tents
SBV girls walking into camp with bedding
GV boys from Harrow School at work in fields
LV Harrow boys gathering parsley
SV boys cutting parsley
SCU Harrow type cutting parsley pan to another type
SV angle shot towards boys carrying box of parsley
LV volunteers queuing up for dinner
SV pan Harrow boy receives dinner and walks away
SV pan volunteers in tent having meal
GV boys working in field pan to girls weeding
SV girls weeding
LV boys weeding in field of onions
SCU boys weeding in field of onions
GV through trees boys working in field
GOOD SCENES:
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LV Capt. Davis and his assistant Miss Franklyn in "Bathroom Office"
SCU Capt. Davis opening letters
SCU Miss Franklyn reading letters and makes notes
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GV volunteers arriving in camp
LV volunteers arriving in camp
SV pan volunteers arriving in lorry
SV towards Harrow boys carrying box of parsley
GV four boys hoeing field of onions
General side view boys hoeing field of onions
CU hoe in ground
SCU pan past camera man with tray of meat
SV volunteers queuing and girl walks away with meal
GV girls round well pumping water
SV girls pumping up water into pail
LV towards girls walking with buckets of water
LV and SV volunteers washing their own dinner plates
SCU girl weeding
LV four volunteers weeding in field of onions
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; Home Front; Great Britain
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