ENERGY: Monster excavator aids coal production (1949)
GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit A new machine the thousand ton dragline excavator is launched by MP Alfred Robens and is shown digging up earth at 54 tonnes a time from a coal field near Newcastle. Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Monster to aid opencast coal production ENGLAND: Nr Newcastle: Shot of one thousand tonne dragline excavator which will work on opencast coal production Alfred Robens MP (Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Fuel and Power) launches excavator SOT Robens pulls rope and excavator starts work dragging up earth at 54 tons with each grip High angle shot from top of excavator of the machine dragging up coal More of thousand tonne dragline excavator digging up earth on coal field Industries, Trades and Crafts; Mining Background: A new machine the thousand ton dragline excavator is launched by MP Alfred Robens and is shown digging up earth at 54 tonnes a
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