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Rhodesian African Rifles return from Malaya via Beira.
K.A.R. move to Lusaka.
Governor General visits African townships.
Rabies control in Nyasaland with vaccinations.
Cheap ...
Governor General invests Africans, new wing for Zomba hospital, M.L.C.'s visit Chitedze, Machipisa - progressive store keeper,Governor presents football cup, ...
Mobile bank, Lake Nyasa fishermen, hospital guest house, police parade at Lusaka, new Salisbury hospital, farmers day at Msingesi, training ...
Compilation of early Spotlights 1955-58 all focusing on the Kariba Dam Scheme from inception to the record floods of 1958. ...
Prince Philip talks about his world tour of 1956-57. Scenes in Ceylon, Australia, Antarctica and The Gambia.
Visit of Queen Mother to Rhodesia 4th - 15th July l957.
Story of two men, one white and the other black, raised in friendship all their lives who become enemies during ...
The implementation of the Land Husbandry Act, th people involved and the progress it has had on agriculture and the ...
A justification of the Anglo-French 'intervention' in Suez.
Introduction sketches background: Britain's "thankless and difficult" task in Palestine mandate; ...
Leather traders in Northern Nigeria. Life, crafts, people, capital Kano, and the £2m export trade in hides and skins on ...
THE SETTING UP OF TWO POWER TRANSMISSION LINES LINKING THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC STATION AT OWEN FALLS WITH THE DISTRIBUTION CENTRES IN ...
Tells the story of an industrial enterprise, which showed for the first time how the forest resources of Nigeria and ...
Amateur. Buildings, shops and local life on the island of Zanzibar, East Africa.
View from aircraft landing. Ivory tusks on wagon. ...
Shows traditional methods of pottery making, basket weaving, the making of hunti ng weapons, boat building and ceremonial dances in ...
Amateur. A European family holidaying in Africa.
Beach hut on island. Boat out at sea. Africans dancing and drinking beer. European ...
African adventure with wild animals and Leopard Men.
An army captain wanders, wounded, into a Bedouin tent, and is nursed by the Sheik's daughter, whom he marries.He returns ...
A colour travelogue intended to encourage tourists to visit the Eastern Districts of Rhodesia.
The film shows the the great ...
The recruitment, training, and passing out parade at the Southern Police College in Nigeria.
Film on the Copper Belt region of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), specifically the interaction of Christianity and commerce in this region ...
A summary of the activities of the United Africa Company, part of the sponsor's group. Import of raw material from ...
Film of Sisal production in Tanganyika filmed over a period of 18 months during 1955-56(?)
Production / Donor Details: The ...
General picture of the country showing its economic, political and social progress.
Amateur. A journey from Khartoum, Sudan to Lake Chad.
Traders in market square selling onions etc Ancient ruins in desert - ...
Documentary on wild animals in Kenya's game reserves. The film's underlying pur pose is to gain support for the idea ...
Film of the visit of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to Nigeria.
BP film featuring footage from Nigeria.
The passing out parade of the first Nigerian women's police. Also shows the policewomen on duty.
The commentator introduces 'this historic ...
No.1 Deals with the nutritional importance of palm oil and palm kernels. Depicts also West African life in the rain ...
A true story, showing the problems and difficulties of the Principal of a Theological College as he attempts to bring ...
Documentary film of the Anglo-French intervention in and around Suez and Port Said in November 1956.
"At the Mediterranean ...
Documentary describing the rapid growth of the Nigerian palm oil trade.
A variety of images covering aspects of the Royal Visit to Nigeria of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh ...
Travel diary shot by Mr Silk during his farewell tour of Africa after leaving his job as Agricultural Officer in ...
Maps show how the growing of a varied range of crops is possible; native life and subsistence farming on the ...
Tarzan to the rescue of the occupants of a plane that has crashed in Africa jungle. He saves them from ...
Egyptian film of the Suez Incident.
Port Said - tourists, government building programme, increased prosperity following upon Suez Canal ...
Aerial film of the city, taken after the Suez operation, is produced as evidence to refute Egyptian "allegations ...
Survey of the peoples, customs and economy of Nigeria.
Travelogue of Nigeria. Includes Kano airport, Kano town - the mosque and ...
The discussion on the admission of Sudan to the United Nations. Sir Pierson Dixon supports the application as does the ...
Young adventuress' machinations and final doom while fortune hunting in darkest Africa.
Expert advice given to villagers to plant and grow vegetables for better yield and produce. Very similar to IT PAYS ...
The making of Star lager from Nigeria.
The film opens with the Star lager trademark as local music plays. As three ...
Aspects of the major social problems raised by the rapid industrialisation of Northern Rhodesia; work done by the missionaries.
Cocoa plantations in the Gold Coast (Ghana) and how they are affected by insects and the negligence of farmers.