Outcrop Coal (1943)

Outcrop coal. Yorkshire. A montage shows coal mines, trains and ships highlighting the importance of coal in the war effort. Various shots of men prospecting for outcrop coal near Leeds. Various shots as it is mined and brought away from the coalface. Various shots as excavator shovels it away. A bulldozer levels the soil so it can be ploughed and replanted with crops. M/S of field full of wheat (?). FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British P