FEDERAL SPOTLIGHTCentral African Federation
Christmas in the Federation.
Youth Ambassadress Visits Nyasaland.
Yotham Muleya laid to rest - athlete.
More Power for Blantyre.
Overhead Railway "Pneuways".
The Comet Comes Back ...
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FEDERAL SPOTLIGHTCentral African Federation
Just the Man for the Job - Welensky visits a cement factory in Nyasaland.
Prize Day at St. Andrews - Blantyre.
Pax Park is Opened for Girl Guides.
Spotlight on Mufulira - scenes in the mine, ...
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FIGHT IN MALAYA 1950
THIS MODERN AGEGreat BritainA general review of Malaya, which seems to be a double battleground, containing a fight against Communism and a struggle to unite its diverse races into one, po litical economic nation.
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FINCHO 1957
USAAn African boy and his girl in a small village in Nigeria, and impact of Westernisation due to coming of white man.
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FIRE AT QATAR 1955
Oil rig fire extinguished by Myron Kinley.
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POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONSGB
The First Lord of the Admiralty's visit to Malta, January 1956.
First Lord with C-in-C Med and members of staff. Arrival on board HMS Birmingham, Ulysses and Saintes; inspection of Guard of ...
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POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONSGB
(Part 1) First Lord arrives at NATO HQ, Floriana, Malta, shakes hands with Admiral Mountbatten and meets officers inside. Visit to HMS St Angelo, Malta: shakes hands with CO, inspects Guard of Honour, ship's company and WRENs ...
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POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONSGB
The First Lord of the Admiralty's visit to RNAS Hal Far, January 1956.
First Lord arrives, inspects Guard and meets Heads of Departments. He also visits 809 Squadrons (Venoms) and meets ...
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POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONSGB
(Part 1) Sir Rhoderick is met at Luqa Airport by Admiral Mountbatten (C-in-C Med) and inspects RAF Guard of Honour. General Lawton Collins US Army (US delegate to Standing Group), Admirals Nomy and Lemonnier (French Navy), ...
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FIVE MESSENGERS 1955
RhodesiaThe work of the African Messenger service in Northern Rhodesia. Looks at a typical day's duties of a chief messenger and his five colleagues working for the district commissioner. i) The first messenger drives a lorry full of cement to the site ...
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FLOATING FORTRESS 1959
POST-WAR NAVAL OPERATIONSGBAn introduction to the modernised HMS Victorious and her air group.
Impressive statistics about Britain's "latest aircraft carrier", and a guide to the geography of the ship - bridge, remote ...
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FOCUS ON KUWAIT 1953
Great BritainINTEREST. Film shows how the discovery of oil has affected life in Kuwait. Opening shots of a desert sandstorm. Arabs take refuge in their tents. After the storm, a traveller mounts his camel and continues his journey. The centre of ...
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FOCUS ON THE NILE 1952
Great BritainThe importance of the life-giving waters of the Nile to Sudan and Egypt with property depending on the success of the scheme.
In 1952 General Film Distributors released the Gaumont-British Instructional production, Focus on ...
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FOOTBALL 1959
GBShort documentary about the game of football.
Opening with Cup Final (Wolves 3, Leicester 1), film shows football being played in backstreets, at school and by amateur teams, including Chinese and Nigerian visitors. ...
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Great Britain
DOCUMENTARY. The first journey of the commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to set up a base camp on the Weddell Sea.
RL.1 NOV. 1955: Ship "Theron" leaves London. Leader of party Vivian Fuchs, Edmund Hillary and members of ...
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FOR BODY AND SOUL 1952
Great BritainMedical work of the Salvation Army in Africa.
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I. Eastney AA Range. Series of shots of twin 40mm Bofors on STAAG mounting - crew man the gun, open fire, and train round while firing. Shell cases eject onto the beach.
II. Gibraltar. LS view of the Rock, approaching from seaward - camera boat ...
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FOUR ROADS TO FUN 1955
Central African FederationFour couples describe their holidays:- Kariba/Eastern Highlands, Lake Nyasa, Victoria Falls, Lake Tangyanika.
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Nigeria
January 7th 1955. An announcement by Chief Awolowo, Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria at the radio station? He talks of free universal primary education. A primary school, children admitted, a visit by the Premier and the Minister Of ...
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FREEDOM FOR GHANA 1957
GhanaDOCUMENTARY: Independence Day celebrations in Ghana, including ceremonies and pageants and the opening of the Ghana Parliament by the Duchess of Kent. The commentary makes a strong plea for racial tolerance, as well as mentioning the possibility ...
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FROM CANE TO CUBE 1950
Great BritainAn industrial process film for Tate and Lyle, showing the growth and processing of sugar cane, from the fields of Jamaica to the factories of London.
Introduced with the animated image of Mr Cube announcing 'Mr Cube Presents', the ...
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Malaya
How the rubber growers of Grisek in Johore, Malaya have improved their product with the assistance of the Rural and Industrial Development Authority.
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FUEL FOR THOUGHT 1955
RhodesiaThe destruction of Rhodesia's native timber resources and the need for careful management of that resource.
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