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Southern Rhodesia declared independence unilaterally as Rhodesia in 1965. It achieved formal independence as Zimbabwe in 1980.
Illustrates the life and training of an African Nurse. Girls apply to the Methodist Hospital at Ituk Mbam to train ...
By means of a letter addressed to 'the members, Cinema Clubs for Girls and Boys, Great Britain', a young boy ...
Entertainment film for children's cinema clubs.
Diamond mines, Victoria Falls, rain forest and other geographical features.
A doctor tells a personal story about an encounter with the disease bilharzia and shows how it can be prevented.
A ...
Produced to encourage farmers to take the advice of Government Agricultural Officers, the film compares two black farmers. One is ...
Includes: redundancies in British factories caused by fuel shortages; British youths emigrating as colonists from Britain to Rhodesia.
The story of a young disabled boy who escapes from his tribe as he is about to be sacrificed because ...
Outline of the Royal Family's tour of Southern Rhodesia in 1947.
Landscape. A plane lands at Salisbury; George VI and Princess ...
Report on the Royal visit.
INTEREST. Royal Tour of South Africa, 1947: 31st Jan. 1947 - Royal cars leaving Buckingham Palace, cheering crowds, drive down ...
A story of Rhodesia intended for potential European immigrants. The film highlights the contemporary conditions of life there, outlining the ...
"Cecil Rhodes brought peace to what is now Southern Africa. The Africans were a primitive people...superstitious and wasteful...". An African ...
AMATEUR FILM. IAC leader. `En route at Khartoum': loading and boarding plane; Salisbury; street scenes; flower market; bowling green; `Astor' ...
The film describes how a mission-trained Africanboy returns to his home village, having been at the mission school since a ...
A travelogue of Southern Rhodesia intended for prospective British tourists and immigrants.
Opening with a consideration of ancient Rhodesia, the film ...
Tourist 'Travel film' of Wild life in Game park and wall paintings in cave. The grave of Rhodes.
Cape town ...
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, commander Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits 11th East African Division.
At an ...
Views of traditional life in S. Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) to illustrate the tribal background to missionary work.
London - Thames scenes - ...
Official production highlights the war effort of Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War.
The film opens with a ...
For detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: GIBRALTAR DEFENCES HIS MAJESTY SEES PARATROOPERS SINKING OF 'BISMARK' NEW FIGHT FIGHTER OUR ...
For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: LIGHTS OF LONDON AT DUSK MR EDEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST ...
The development of Rhodesia from its discovery. The beauty of the Victoria Falls and the surrounding grasslands are explored.