Native is instructed on irrigation by local Agricultural Assistant.

The claims made by South Africa on the protectorates of Bechuanaland, Basutoland and Swaziland.

The film begins by offering a historical consideration of the three territories. First, Bechuanaland, which is 'mostly ...

Things about Hong Kong: Victoria Harbour; junks and sampans; Kai Tai Airport; Kowloon peninsular; what people do for living; houses; religions; sports; agriculture; plants.

Agricultural Show; visit to Tai O; launching a ferry boat; H.R.H. Prince Philip visits Hong Kong.

Holiday shots on Lantau Island.

Coronation celebrations in Hong Kong; street decorations, grand procession, spectators.

Dragon Boat Festival and dragon boat races.

Film showing every stage of the production of darkfired tobacco at Kasiya (40 miles from Lilongwe) in Nyasaland, from the issue of seed to the despatch of baled leaf to the Limbe Auction floors.

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(Reel 1) I. "Arrival of India's New Viceroy."

II. "India's New Viceroy sworn in."

III. "India's leaders hold historic New Delhi talks."

IV. "The dominions of India and Pakistan."

(Reel 2) V. "Bombay bids farewell to British ...

I. "1805-1955 Salute to Nelson." The 150th Anniversary of Trafalgar.

II. "Personalities in the news." Lord and Lady M in Washington.

III. Lord M on tour in Canada.

IV. The Royal Pakistan Navy's Commander in Chief welcomed to Britain ...

I. "Personalities in world news." Lady M leaving on a Far East tour.

II. "India Greets Earl Mountbatten' Lord and Lady M visiting India.

III. Lord M officiating at an Indian Polo Association match.

IV. Lord and Lady M stop in Sydney ...

During General Sir Gerald Templer's farewell tour of RAF Station, Kuala Lumpur, he visits 848 Squadron and says a few words to the assembled officers.

General Templer and ...

Land clearance for a rubber plantation.

Soldiers from the Gurkha Regiment and the King's Own Scottish Borderers arrive for a Far East defence conference.

A study of Northern Nigeria as it prepares for self-government.

The commentator introduces Africa as the 'continent of the future' before he outlines, through a map, the different regions of Nigeria. First, the film highlights the ...

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RL.1 Opening shot of a map of Europe and Africa with a route plotted from London to the Gold Coast. Takoradi, one of the Gold Coast's larger towns is shown. Shots of the streets, the shopping centre, ...

Locals in Accra vote in the first General Election which results in victory for the Convention Peoples Party.

Nkrumah acclaimed on release from jail.

Promotional film advertising Gold Coast Government Premium Bonds. One lucky winner is seen collecting wads of banknotes. "Buy A Bond, Win A Prize", an intertitle suggests.

Cinemagazine chronicling the change and progress taking place in the Gold Coast. Contains the following items: Co-Operative Day in Accra Mr. Adlai Stevenson's Visit The Premium Bonds Campaign Nigeria v. Gold Coast Football Match

The Governor of Uganda, Sir Frederick Crawford, visits the Lukiko - the Ugandan Parliament.

Shows clearing and harvesting scenes at Kongwa linked with developments in ground nuts scheme.

Stresses the growth in all areas of Rhodesia's natural resources, especially mineral production, increasing white population and consumer consumption (e.g: shoe store), and a great emphasis on the development at Kariba.

A trip to West Africa by Guinness employees.

A lorry carrying crates of beer, it stops at an isolated building to make a delivery. Pan across the buildings in a small village. Exterior of the general store, with members of the ...

Film shows the work of the small village pottery at Naraguta, a few miles outside Jos, Plateau Province. The pots are made, fired and taken to market for sale. A family buys a pot and takes it home for use.

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Film shows a model steam engine; tin-mining on the plateau of Northern Nigeria; the Governor of Nigeria arriving at Kaduna, reviewing troops and laying foundation stone for the new House of Assembly for the Northern Region; a sala ...

Records footage of the various members of Mr Gill's staff, European and African, who worked in the Public Works Department of what is now the North-West Province of the Cameroon Republic.

It includes sequences of the maintenance ...

Describes the various clans and peoples of the area and gives glimpses of the Annual Show, the Races, Christian Church life, a governor's visit, a visit of Gerald Durrell (the Naturalist), and the elections of 1957.

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Records the journey and experiences of a team of engineers from the Public Works Departments of Western, Eastern and Federal Nigeria at a Road Conference in Kenya.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Gill was a Provincial ...

Eastern Region of Ghana showing large colourful grand festivals with processions of chiefs in Durbar. Asafo military organisation showing their uniform and flags and banners at their Asafo Tufiam or annual festival.

Moko ...

Subjects include crossing the Volta River by cable ferry; Ya Na Abdulai III, King of Dagbon, at Savelugu during independence celebrations, March 1957; Dagomba (Dagbamba) ritual drumming at Savelugu; roof thatchers at work near ...

1. Views of game in Tanganyika.

2. Dambuilding in Nzega and tribal 'turnout', Tanganyika. 1956-1958.

3. Nzega Agricultural Show, Tanganyika.

4. Film of Nzega District Agricultural Show (Wannamwezi Tribe).

5. ...

6. Film of a Masai parade, possibly for the Governor's visit in 1953-4.

7. Various views of Tanganyika.

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9. Pangani 1951. Tanga Province, Tanganyika. 10. Arrival at Dar es Salaam 1952; Governors visit to Masasi ...

Arrival at Singapore, freedom of the city, visits to naval and military bases, schools and university; Kuala Lumpur - parade of voluntary workers, Mallaca hospital visit, Kinrara military hospital.

Story of a police officer in Sierra Leone who has a love affair with a girl during his wife's absence and contemplates suicide.

The Heart of the Matter, based upon Graham Greene’s prize- ...

Jamaican dockside worker suspected of killing spiv compatriot, hides from the police in panic but is befriended by paper-boy and his grandfather. Through the lad's sharpness a drug-smuggling racket is finally brought home to the culprit, ...

Two `true' stories which illustrate the work of both home missions and overseas missionary work.

One story set in Basildon New Town is about Sunday School and two boys. Inlcudes scense of the new town and building sites. The other ...

Activities of HMS Bermuda in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Mayor of Iskandron (Iskenderun ?), Mr Arkakyam, is welcomed on board HMS Bermuda by Vice-Admiral Reid, and introduced to senior ...

"HMS Birmingham. Ceremony of the Keys at Gibraltar, December 1955." (Taken from CNI records.)

HMS Birmingham enters Algiers firing national salute; returned by shore batteries. C-in-C Med and ...

HMS Bulwark sails from Grand Harbour at 0900 on Monday 10 December, 1956, to the accompaniment of bands and cheering parties from the other ships. The camera is on HMS Eagle

LS off the ...

Film shot by HMS Bulwark's Entertainment Officer, showing some of the ways in which the ship's company amused themselves while anchored off Famagusta with no shore leave other than to a Rest Camp ...

I. Families Day, Portsmouth, 1 May, 1959. HA as guests arrive by launch and onboard the dockyard tug Grinder. The spectators crowd the island as the Sea Hawk FGA.6s of 801 Squadron make a mass start. Visitors watch a dive- ...

During the spring cruise of the Home Fleet, HMS Eagle enters Grand Harbour, Malta.

Aerial LS down the length of Grand Harbour, Malta - Eagle lies near Bighi Bay, while in the inner harbour ...

HMS Eagle takes on stores from RFA Retainer, prior to relieving Ark Royal on station in the Mediterranean.

MSs to Retainer as she steams abreast to starboard of the cameraship, HMS Eagle. Men ...