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1943 DEFENCE: World War II: Belgian women do war work in England
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3:25Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1943
Location: WATFORD, ENGLAND HIGH WYCOMBE BUCKS, ENGLAND KNIGHTSBRIDGE, ENGLAND KNIGHTS-BRIDGE, WATFORD, MLLE HELENE GRYSON, HIGH
WYCOMBE BUCKS, MLLE PAULE PEETERS, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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ENGLAND: BELGIAN WOMEN AT WAR WORK. Scenes of girls registering, working in various factories - aircraft, fabric, bulbs, diamonds - on the land, driver, WAAFS in hospital..etc Watford, England LV Interior: Belgian girls working at benches in aircraft factory. CU Girl working. SSV Girl working at big stamping machine. SV Another girl working at stamping machine. CU Girl working with patent riveter. SCU Girl working at bench. SCU Belgian women working in bulb factory.
ENGLAND: BELGIAN WOMEN AT WAR WORK. Scenes of girls registering, working in various factories - aircraft, fabric, bulbs, diamonds, - on the land, driver, WAAFs in hospital... etc. High Wycombe Bucks, England GV Belgian girl(Mlle. Helene Gryson) Women's Land Army, feeding ducks and chickens. Angle shot: Throwing corn into camera. SV Feeding ducks. Full CU Belgian girl feeding ducks. LV Belgian Land girl walks towards with horse to water trough. Angle shot: Girl patting horse and smiling.
ENGLAND: BELGIAN WOMEN AT WAR WORK. Scenes of girls registering, working in various factories - aircraft, fabric, bulbs, diamonds - on the land, driver, WAAFs in hospital...etc. Knightsbridge, England LV Belgian girl looking at labour Exchange notice board, walks into building. CU Labour Exchange notice board 'MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE FOR BELGIAN NATIONALES. LV Woman passing notice board and pan of her walking into Labour Exchange. GV Int. Labour Exchange, girl having interview. CU Secretary writing out names etc. pan up to girl looking at brochures. CU Pan various broches.
ENGLAND: BELGIAN WOMEN AT WAR WORK. Scenes of girls registering, working in various factories - aircraft, fabric, bulbs, diamonds - on the land, driver, WAAFs in hospital etc Knights-Bridge, England LV Belgian girl looking at Labour Exchange notice board, walks into building. CU Labour Exchange notice board 'MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND NATIONAL SERVICE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE/BELGIAN NATIONALES.' LV Woman passing notice board and pan of her walking into Labour Exchange. GV pan of her walking into Labour Exchange. GV Int. Labour Exchange, girl having interview. CU Secretary writing out names etc. pan up to girl looking at brochures. CU Pan various brochures. LV Interior. Fabric equipment factory - girls making tents and sleeping bags. SV Girls sewing material with machine. CU Girl at machine pan to another girl. CU Another girl working at sewing machine. CU Old lady working at sewing machine. SV Belgian man rope worker. CU Working on rope. LV Belgian man walks towards girls with Belgian newspaper, places paper on bench and shows girls.
Watford, England: CU Newspaper. LV Interior: Belgian girls working at benches in aircraft factory. CU Girl working. SSV Girl working at big stamping machine. SV Another girl working at stamping machine. CU Girl working with patent rivetter. SCU Girl working at bench. SCU Belgian woman working in bulb factory. BV 3 girls at benches making bulbs for aircraft and guns..etc. SV Girl at bench fixing element to bulb. CU Fixing element. TV Blowing out shape of small bulb. CU Blowing out shape of small bulb. CU Bulbs on bench. SV Pan old woman checking bulbs behind light. CU Checking bulbs behind light. TV Girls working at machine which puts on brass cap on bulb. CU Girl working at machine which puts brass cap on bulb. SV Girl forcing air out of bulbs. CU Girl type, working machine. GV Int. Diamond factory. SV Two officials at table weighing diamonds. CU Weighing diamonds in small scales. SV Girl looking through magnifier at diamonds. CU Diamond through magnifier. SV Girl checking diamond. SFV Girl checking diamond. SV Girl grinding and
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