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    Stavridi Collection

    3 small African children play with an old tyre in an African meadow.

     
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    Stavridi Collection

    Hydro Electric scheme reservoir dam with water jet shooting out from sluice. Group of young African girls with their books visiting the dam.

     
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    Stavridi Collection

    British teacher shows party games to young African children seated in garden with their mothers. Arrival of Father Christmas with his sack of presents. Children play "Ring o Roses"

     
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    Cleave Collection

    A year in the life of the people of Karamoja District, taken in 1958-60, edited.

    Mostly in Matheniko county, and includes some Tepeth from Moroto mountain. Scenes include blood-letting (the major diet of the Karamojong is cattle- ...

     
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    Cleave Collection

    A 300' edited record of the demarcation of the border between Uganda and Kenya from late 1959 to March 1960. The 6-month foot safari along the trackless border at the foot of the scarp was supported by camels, donkeys and porters. An ...

     
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    Briars Collection

    Amboseli game park. During drought. Lions, Cheetah. Mirage. Masai camp; Maribu stork; river, hippos, crocs. Women carrying loads in Rift valley, Kabianga, 1961.

     
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    Briars Collection

    Docks. Crossing the line events. Paraa game reserve in Uganda. Muchison Falls. Boat trip up river to the falls. Hippo, crocs. Docks, boat leaving. Crossing the line events

     
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    Macdonald Collection

    Flags and stamps of Sarawak. Various scenes in Kuching, including people at municipal council building; town and river scenes; visit to military cemetary memorial and grave of Sgt. J. M. Dodd. Scenes upcountry. Aeroplane jourmey (to ...

     
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    Macdonald Collection

    Appears to show a surveying trip in upcountry Nyasaland, and possibly Tanganyika. Journey through the countryside by car. Nyika grasslands; Lake Malawi (?); dancing and village scenes. Departure by aeroplane.

     
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    Williams Collection

    Various scenes in Brunei, including large and colourful celebrations.

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

     
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    Williams Collection

    City scenes in Hong Kong. River traders. Thailand: Bangkok.

    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 ...

     
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    Warner Collection

    Peter Warner's memories of Bush Bashing with the Directorate of Overseas Surveys'

    Fort Jameson. Expedition into Bush

    Bush Beacon

    Pillar Building

    Dead Elephant

    Surveying, with Helio flashing

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    Warner Collection

    1960 Annual Bamenda Race Meeting.

    Mentchem Falls.

    Bush Camping.

    Bamenda.

    Crashed Mammy Wagon.

    Crossing the Donga River.

    Treacherous Hairpin Road in Bamenda.

    Borneo:

    Light railway

    On ...

     
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    Wicksteed Collection

    Wicksteed young children playing in local river and swimming in the pool in the official bungalow. Horse race meetings at two separate race courses. Views of the official bungalow and its grounds.

    Production / Donor Details: ...

     
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    Wicksteed Collection

    Lake District gymkhana. Middle East airport with aircraft movements.

    Tour by boat of Portsmouth Naval Dockyard with attention paid to HMS Vanguard. (The 'last battleship in the Royal Navy'). Religious flower procession in ...

     
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    Wicksteed Collection

    Film devoted exclusively to footage of the Wicksteed young children on the beach and at their seashore home in Borneo.

    However, from (14.29 and 15.42) sequences dealing with the horses kept by the Wicksteeds at their coastal ...

     
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    Wicksteed Collection

    Steam locomotive arriving at rural station with its train. Arrival of Father Christmas by jeep on railtrack for children's party in town.

    Wicksteed family life in their bungalow in Borneo. Swimming, their life on the beach ...

     
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    Wicksteed Collection

    Short camera tour of Hong Kong harbour shot from small boat showing the commercial shipping in the harbour and the tower blocks of Hong Kong shot from the surrounding hills.

    Production / Donor Details: These films were taken ...

     
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    LION CITY 1960

    A visit to Singapore, its traditions and history.

     
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    SEA SHELL 1960

    The lives of the people of Qatar in The Arabian Gulf and the search for oil.

     
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    An interview between David Attenborough and the Samoan graduate student who later became Dr.Fanaafi Ma'ia'i discussing some of the issues raised in Traditional Samoa Film No. 7. The Samoan lady gives her views on Dr. Margaret Mead.

     
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    Film-expedition to New Guinea.

     
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    PEOPLE OF PARADISE

    David Attenborough visits Tonga and observes the Kava ceremony.

     
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    Depicts the life of the Christian church in the remote desert communities of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. Shows the work of a travelling African evengelist; journeys of several hundred miles made by the missionary of the London Missionary Society to ...

     
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    Footage of voyage around the Gilbert Islands to see the work of the London Missionary Society, on board the Society's mission ship, John Williams VI. Includes Rongaronga and Tamana. No titles.

     
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    Well shot footage of white rhinos filmed from a jeep.

     
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    Shot in Hong Kong, the action takes place in the ramshackle settlement of refuge es known as Rennies Mill. Photography: James Normington Music: John Hotchkis

     
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    Amatuer film. Footage, with lots of close-ups, of wild elephants in Africa. Including shots of them grazing at the waterside and a herd with youngsters and young adult elephants.

     
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    SEA WAR

    British naval operations at Malta in World War II.

     
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    LOOK AT LIFE

    A tour of Gibralter.

     
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    Marsh Collection

    This film includes footage of building work going on in Kisumu docks, a family Christmas, sailing boats racing on a lake, views taking whilst travelling around the country and film of the Lake Works and survey camp and people working ...

     
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    Marsh Collection

    Holidays in the Seychelles and Cyprus

     
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    Abbott (Suckling) Collection

    Nigerian troops on parade; family scenes.

    Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Bryan Abbott , who served in the Colonial service in Nigeria after WW2.

     
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    Hargreaves Collection

    Victoria Nile School sports day. Swimming scenes in swimming pools.

     
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    Hargreaves Collection

    Visit of Queen Mother. Military parade in presence of Governer; Airforce fly past.

     
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    Hargreaves Collection

    Shipboard scene (crossing the line?). Jinja sailing club. On the equator. Baby. Owen falls.

     
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    POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONSGB

    Observers on a coastal range report the fall of shot to HMS Lion as she carries out a bombardment.

    A party arrive by jeep at the coastal site to observe the bombardment and report the fall of ...

     
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    POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONSGB

    C-in-C Mediterranean, Admiral Sir Alexander Bingley, leaves Malta in HMS Tiger to render a salute to the US task group carrying President Eisenhower.

    Aerial sequence showing HMS Tiger at sea ...

     
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    POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONSGB

    USS Nautilus enters Malta.

    USS Nautilus (571) enters Malta and secures to a buoy. The cameracraft approaches the American submarine for CUs.

    Notes

    Technical: a print of unusually ...

     
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    COLLECTION OF ROYAL NAVY PROJECTION PRINTSGB

    Film showing the Royal Navy survey ship HMS Vidal carrying out survey work in the West Indies; also features the vessel's return to Chatham, Kent.

     
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    GB

    I. Bridge of a Daring Class destroyer at sea: Captain and Lieutenant, Officer of the Watch, on the bridge. OOW issues orders to bring the ship past the landing craft HMS Striker (L.3516) which is on a reciprocal course. OOW inspects compass and ...

     
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    PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTIONGB

    General scenes in Aden showing back streets, domestic animals, goats, camels, etc. Water carts. Mountains in background. Buildings. Helicopter shown on ground. Descent of CS grenades from Helicopter. CS ...

     
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    GB

    Army Recruiting film following a group of recruits to the Intelligence Corps through their basic and trade training. They are shown learning drill and weapons handling and undertaking various kinds of fitness training before going on to be taught ...

     
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    Film on the Women's Royal Army Corps (WRAC), focusing on the work of the Corps on one day, Friday 24th July 1959. Showing the life of WRAC personnel based in Cyprus, Singapore and West Germany in various trades, including cooks, clerks, signals, ...

     
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    GB

    Navy Documentary film set onboard the Centaur Class aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (R.12).

    Includes interviews with LAEM (Leading Air Engineering Mechanic) John McCulloch, LAEM 'Scouse' Aitken and LAEM Ken Middleton. ...