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    Great Britain, Malaysia

    Government-sponsored film showing the history, buildings and industries of Malaya.

    Extensive titles outline the history of the region, under Portuguese, Dutch and British rule, while an animated map shows ships converging ...

     
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    EMPIRE SERIESGreat Britain

    Documentary on the Gold Coast, showing the building of a new harbour at Takoradi, and the construction of roads and railways.

    The film shows the construction of the new harbour at Takoradi, with shots of 'one of the ...

     
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    TOPICAL BUDGETGreat Britain

    School children celebrate Empire Day (43ft).

     
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    South Africa

    ACTUALITY. A record of a visit to South Africa by a group of American tourists during a world tour on the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's motor vessel "Asturias".

    "R.1" Various shots of the "Asturias" entering Table Bay (14-65); ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Some footage duplicated from GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 14, some from others. Sheila Mary's first summer, birthday games with her father. Squaring deodar log before sawing. "S G as cine heroine". Woman climbing up hill with mule on tow. ...

     
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    Dalyell Collection

    Extended sequence showing the open air collection of the wild life in an Indian Zoo. Concentrating mainly on baby elephants being fed and trained, watched by Sahibs and Mensahibs. Also giraffe and baby. Hippopotamus being fed. Tiger ...

     
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    Bolland Collection

    Shikar (i.e. Hunting) and views of Bikaner 1924-26; The opening of the Gang Canal by Lord Irwin 1927. Copies of Maharao Brijraj Singh of Kotah's 16 mm films, with his commentaries.

    Production / Donor Details: Film shot by ...

     
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    Trimming logs and moving them to the edge of a hill so they can slide down. Pushing them over a 400ft cliff, at the bottom of the hill, towards the river. Road making on steep slope at Thangi. Filmmaker's wife, "as cinema heroine", up steep slope with ...

     
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    Leaving Smila, Scot's Kirk and English Church. On the Hindustan-Tibet road: preparing mules and loading up, bazaar scenes and native life. Near Narkanda, local farmer ploughing with oxen. Rampur bazaar scenes: buildings, features and locals. Crossing ...

     
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    KASHGAR: 2 1927

    SHERRIFF FILM COLLECTION

    Amateur film of Lucknow. Wrestlers; Sikh troops training; unloading and assembling gun at speed; river scenes; saw pit.

     
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    KASHGAR: 3 1927

    SHERRIFF FILM COLLECTION

    Amateur film. Journey undertaken by George Sherriff from (?)Gilgit to Kashgar. Carriers; scenery; fording river; Kirghiz weaving; parade of soldiers; bazaar scenes; reception, feasting.

     
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    EMPIRE SERIES

    Documentary on the colony of Hong Kong.

     
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    Sheila Mary's first summer at Barang camp. Bedded down for her siesta. Watching Debtas's band. Peter the dog does a trust exercise with a biscuit on it's nose. Crossing Lingodan rickety bridge and screes. Baspa gorge. Pram and servants on road. ...

     
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    Pulley system with yaks walking downhill to pull sleepers up it. Processes in the building of a 2 mile 'wet slide' to transport the sleepers where the river is too fierce - planning the alignment, carpenters shaping the trestles, and bits of the ...

     
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    Official tour by Europeans of various irrigation installations in India

     
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    Marking and measuring trees in Wadang forest. Moving camp across rough country in Pandra Bis (very dark). Felling and sawing work in the Deodar and Pine Forests. Squaring logs before sawing. Sawing work and children playing. Fishing out large logs from ...

     
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    United States of America

    Compilation film of events in Arabia, autumn 1917 to spring 1918.

    A portrait still of Colonel T E Lawrence. The embarkation of supplies and sheep on SS Ozarda at Port Said, the journey to Jidda, ...

     
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    United States of America

    Compilation film of events in Palestine, autumn 1917 to spring 1918.

    2nd Battalion, the Black Watch, led by its pipe band along a desert road. "The Australian Camel Corps" (actually pack camels ...

     
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    United States of America

    Compilation film of views of Bethlehem and Jerusalem, late 1917 or early 1918.

    Street scenes in Bethlehem, the Church of Saint Mary, the Gardens of Gethsemane, the Via Dolorosa, the Holy ...