Coal And The War (1941)

Title reads: Coal and the War. Location of events unknown. Various shots of pithead buildings and winding gear at a large coal mine. Panning shot group of miners walking toward pit head as they go on shift. Various C, Us of miners working at coal face with small pneumatic drill. Various shots of loaded coal railway wagons being assembled in siding near pit head. Short montage showing coal being moved by men, rail and lifted by cranes. Good view of Battersea Power Station. M, S of coal being moved from wagon and loaded onto coal delivery lorry. Various shots of trains pulling freight wagons, some filled with coal and coke. M, S of Charrington s coal lorries leaving coal yard. M, S of coalman delivering sack of coal at private house. Various shots of a woman demonstrating the economical way to have a coal fire; she clears the grate, sorts the ashes from the clinker in the garden and then lights the fire using rolled paper as kindling and reuses the salvaged ashes. M, S of family eat