World War 2: Ministry of Agriculture starts holiday scheme for people willing to work on f...(1942)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Volunteers work the land on farms in Middlesex as part of a nationwide government campaign to increase production of food during the war. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: WEEK-END ’FARMERS’ HELP FOOD FRONT ENGLAND: Middlesex: Laleham: EXT 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
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