Empty Harbours, Empty Dreams

Dec 31, 1976

0h 59m

★ 0.0

Overview

The film explores how the three British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island became provinces of Canada and charts the subsequent decline of their economies after Confederation. Photographs, archival drawings, cartoons and interviews with Maritime historians are used to document the case.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

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Cast

Narration (voice)

Kenzie MacNeil

Arfon spent a week on the Great Central Railway finding out everything a trainee footplate member needs to know. Starting at the bottom, just as a real trainee would have done on BR, Arfon first becomes a cleaner then gradually progresses up the ladder with ex-Fireman Ray Martin teaching him the art of firing. Ex-BR Driver Bill Gwilt then takes over to explain how to oil and prepare the loco followed by how to drive. Arfon then takes the controls of Clun Castle in charge of a seven coach “express” running from Loughborough Central to Rothley. If you have ever wondered how a steam engine works or how they are maintained or driven, this best selling video is for you.

7.7

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7.3

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8.0

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No overview available.

7.8

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0.0

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6.2

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0.0

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0.0

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5.0

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0.0

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A short documentary profiling the restoration and anniversary exhibition of the titular 4-4-0 steam locomotive, undertaken in honor of the Centennial of the start of the American Civil War in 1961.

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0.0

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No overview available.

0.0

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0.0

On Denniston

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Eighth Wonder of the Industrial World

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