Workers from the Belfast Docks look back on their hard-working days labouring beside the boats in the busy port of Belfast during the 1960s. As well as being days of hardship there was a good camaraderie between the workers and a plethora of great stories to remember. This clip appeared in Series 3, Programme 1 of 'Super 8 Stories'.

Very smoky shots filmed while sailing up Belfast Lough with images of industry and shots of cranes. Dock workers heading to work and men on small truck. Unloading cargo from ship. Worker carrying large pipe on ship and more shots of the docks area. Various shots of dockers working on quayside and forklift truck carrying cargo. Men shovelling grain and working with bags of cargo. Men playing with pet monkey on ship. Various shots of groups of dockers relaxing and posing for camera. More smoky shots of the docks area.

1960s

Belfast

Jim White, Olive Haire, BBC NI, Doubleband Films

Jim White, Olive Haire, BBC NI, Doubleband Films

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Standard 8mm, film, colour

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