Hong Kong under the personal supervision of Mr. Norman F.C. Li. Grateful thanks to Mr Wu Chung for meeting the cost of the film the work of the British Red Cross Society Hong Kong Branch on the 100th anniversary of the BRCS and the 12th Anniversary of ...

Compareda and contrasted, Salisbury - Rhodesia and Salisbury - Great Britain.

VHS of a series of still photographs with an accompanying written script. 1. Shots of Zanzibar, including places and buildings of note.

2. Shots of Pemba.

3. Shots of Dhows.

4. Royal Occasions: significant events between 1956 and 1963 ...

Tom and Sukie arrive in Malta to spend the holidays with their father, an archae ologist digging for a legendary golden statue of Calypso on the island of Gozo. He fails to meet the children who mke friends with Jiminy, a Maltese boy, ...

The last meeting of the Board of Admiralty, the Army Council and the Air Council before the three services came under the control of the Ministry of Defence. The first Defence Council meeting and unified operations in practice in Aden.

An area in Swaziland, adjacent to the Great Usutu River, was found to be ideal for planting a vast forest of quick pines. After intensive research a pulp mill of a new type which does not feed any effluent into the river was erected and put into ...

A documentary looking at the transfer of the Batonka people of the Zambezi valley to new homes because of the creation of Lake Kariba. It starts off with footage shot in 1956 and looks at the Batonka tribe, with scenes of village life and a ...

Tells the story of a typical RAF trooping from Brize Norton to Hong Kong, illustrating the work of the Air Movements organisation in its passenger handling role.

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Content information copied from SSVC RAF Catalogue of Training Films & ...

Deals with a group of misfit soldiers of a British garrison near Singapore during the guerilla uprisings of the early 1950s. Based on the novel by Leslie Thomas.

The development and growth of the volcano from the beginning of the eruption in October 1961 until March 1962 when active growth had virtually ceased. The film indicates some of the effects of the volcano on the flora and fauna of the ...

Some aspects of the varied work being done by young volunteers from Britain for Voluntary Service Overseas in social and medical services, particularly in the new countries of Tanzania and Mauritius.

Belize facing a take-over bid by neighbouring Guatemala.

A comparison of weddings in five different places: Esher, Surrey; Colne, Lancashire; Andheri, India; Khegudi, Botswana; and Buk, New Guinea. The film explores the similarities and the differences wedding ceremonies have in different ...

Looks at early race relations in Britain. Tells the story of a West Indian man as he makes his way from the false equality of an England v. West Indies cricket match to the reality of trying to find accommodation ...

Amateur travelogue. Mr. and Mrs. Brown continue their world tour and reach their next destination, the Philippines. They visit Manila and notice the huge gap between rich and poor; they see mansions that are being protected by armed guards, as well as ...

Incomplete film on the role of British forces around the world in the mid 1960s, including a summary of the British units stationed in Gibraltar, Cyprus, North Africa, Aden, Singapore, Hong Kong and Guyana. Ian Mikardo, Labour MP for Poplar, comments ...

Life in the Rhodesia Royal Air Force - the day's routine at an air base, vampire squadron exercises, training for new recruits, bombing training and the Commonwealth exercise "Battler".

Film showing move of 4th Royal Tank Regiment from Edinburgh to Aden. Showing parade of the Regiment at Redford Cavalry Barracks, Edinburgh, departure from Turnhouse airport, and scenes of the Regiment's activities as Middle East Armoured Car Regiment ...

I. HA over the parade ground at Radfan Camp (?), covered in heaps of soldiers' kit - a Wessex helicopter approaches to pick up two cargo nets laden with gear and flies off. LA of Wessex picking up more kit. CUs as ...

Good shots of local children, sailing, donkey race, etc.

Uganda: independence parade. Various floats representing aspects of the country. Fruitbats (?). Gardening. Birdlife. Crossing the Nile by ferry. Torrential rain in garden. Car maintenance.

Production / Donor Details: Ellis ...

Young girl holding baby. Train arriving. Car journey - Kenya. Timboroa (Rift Valley). Crossing the equator. Heavy goods train, carrying cars. Home life. Chameleons. Flowers. Williams' with young African children; Mr. Williams sawing ...

Journey to South Africa. Basutoland.

Production / Donor Details: Ellis and Greta Williams worked for the Government in Uganda from 1949 to independence; Mr. Williams worked at the Treasury, Mrs. Williams as an official ...

Scenes in Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia and the UK, 1957-69

Production / Donor Details: The film was shot by Terence Leslie William Windle, private Secretary to Sir John Rankine in Nigeria from 1951 to 1958 and a District Officer in ...