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    Scenes in Hong Kong, including: rice fields; junks and temple at Wanchai.

     
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    Rhodesia

    Promotional film for Rhodesian tobacco.

    The film opens with shots over tobacco fields, before showing African labourers working on the fields as the commentator explains the process and the suitability of Rhodesia for tobacco growing. The ...

     
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    Great Britain

    AMATEUR FILM. Scenes of 1937 Coronation celebrations in Hong Kong. The aircraft carrier `Eagle' in the harbour. Military parade at Happy Valley. Processions, including Chinese dragons, acrobats, woman on float in traditional costume, ...

     
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    Great Britain

    DOCUMENTARY - made as a coronation souvenir (George VI) and traces the story of the British Empire from 1895 to the proclamation of George VI as King. Events are shown in strict chronological order.

    Rl.1 St. James's Palace, December ...

     
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    Great Britain

    INTEREST. "New Government House - Darjeeling. In Government House grounds". A carriage comes along the drive, escorted by natives. Two women get out of the carriage. The two women and a man talk on the balcony (28). "His Excellency ...

     
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    Great Britain

    INTEREST. "Darjeeling - summer seat of the Bengal government". A shot of the hill road to Darjeeling. Natives herd sheep. Other natives are dragging a roller along (14). More sheep by the side of the railway track (21). A car, with a ...

     
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    Great Britain

    A typical day of a Msukuma (Sukuma) man and his family in Tanganyika (now Tanzania).

    The film introduces Kinga's home - huts in a clearing - before showing Kinga and his family, who are at work making bread, collecting wood and ...

     
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    Dominica, Great Britain

    The people of Dominica clebrate the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in their own tradional ways.

     
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    Great Britain

    AMATEUR FILM. Dragon boat racing, possibly at Aberdeen

    Boats racing, boy beating a drum, people watching from junks and other boats, paper boats on water, women rowing.

     
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    Viceroy's Durbar in Lahore Fort, October 1937: ornate occasion with drapings, carpets, taking the salute, escorts and carriages [washed out colour that ends in balck and white]. Camel carriage for Governor's state entry to races; hunt meeting at Hariki ...

     
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    Dalyell Collection

    Subjects include Shaikh Hamad's desert truffle hunt; an Arab dinner with Shaikh Hamad and Colonel Loch; a flying boat; visit of George Rendel of the Foreign Office, March 1937; fish under water; dhows at anchor; a shammal (north wind ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Indian boy sees the dance of the Elephants.