A Busman’s Holiday! (1931)

Full title reads: “South Wales. A Busman’s Holiday! Unemployed coal miners word hard to glean harvest of the precious fuel from mountainous colliery slag heaps.“ South Wales. Pan along large slag heap. Closer shot of miners digging in slag heap trying to find usable pieces of coal. One group stop and have a short rest and a drink of tea in a hole they have dug. A man carries a bag of coal on his shoulder as he walks away from the mound. More men carry away the coal they have managed to salvage during their day. 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 Briti