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Interview with Harland and Wolff employees for ITN on 29 July 1963

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Audio interviews with Harland and Wolff employees for ITN on 29 July 1963. With the rise of air travel in the 1960s demand for ocean liners declined creating financial difficulties for the UK shipping industry and prompting the prospect of large-scale unemployment. The interviewees discuss the importance of Harland and Wolff to the Northern Ireland economy and their future employment opportunities

Date of Release/Broadcast: 29 July 1963

Role at time of Interview: Harland and Wolff employees

Purpose: News

Media: Audiovisual

Copyright: ©2013 ITN All rights reserved

Link: Watch the interview

Programme/Book/Article: ITN

Time Period covered: 1963

Key Words: Harland and Wolff, economy, unemployment, youth

 

 

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