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Imperial round table conference on India held at St. James Palace (74ft).
The lives and customes of the Hindus of India, based on a book by Father Lhande.
Civilians in Sadaung, southeast of Meiktila, Burma, welcome RAF officers who helped reclaim their village from the Japanese.
A ...
AMATEUR FILM of a Safari in East Africa made by Glen Kidston. The film shows scenes from the Suez Canal, ...
The production of sago in Borneo. This includes the felling of the plant and locals washing the pith from the ...
RAF and Royal Navy salvage personnel attempt to recover a sunken Short Sunderland flying boat from the River ...
ACTUALITY. Salvation Army members and villagers in India parade past a camera. In two parts.
No titles. Men and women in ...
Salvation army workers among the Bhil tribesmen, caring for Burmese and Ceylonese children, and the work of the Catherine Booth ...
Conflict of an English colonial and a prince of the Malayan Archipelago.
Indian Engineers of 17th Indian Division clear Japanese mines from the village of Kandaung prior to IV Corps' ...
"Progress and developnent in Sarawak, once the land of headhunters, ruled by a White Rajah. The Dyaks, natives of Sarawak, ...
Footage of Sarnath and Benares; film of the Santal tribe of North East India. Possibly made as a teaching film ...
ACTUALITY. Garden party given by Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India during the Calcutta `season'.
Main title (10). The garden party guests ...
Scenes after the reoccupation of Rangoon including a Muslim parade, troops marching, captured Japanese weaponry and views of ...
Men of 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment (of 23rd Long-Range Penetration (LRP) Brigade, part of 3rd Indian Division (also known as ...
A variety of scenes from Singapore, including a Chinese victory parade, looting at the docks and a performance ...
Part 1, shot by Sergeant Abbott: Pan around Kranji POW camp showing huts amongst trees, men walking about and others ...
Kandy, Colombo and the Kelani river.
Market scene in Kandy. Merchants display their wares, while people, children and animals jostle each ...
Travelogue films showing indigenous life in the interwar period, filmed by the British traveller, linguist, spy and author ...
Amateur footage of scenes of Singapore and district including harbour and street scenes.
START 00:00:00 Views filmed inside a drydock (probably the one at Whampoa Dock from 21 to 24 October 1939) showing ...
START 00:00:00 Monochrome scenes on board HMS Kent with views of the name plate on the quarterdeck, X and Y ...
START 00:00:00 Black and white scenes filmed on board a twelve-oared cutter showing the crew 'pulling' hard on each of ...
START 00:00:00 Colour Kodak Safety Film logo. Scenes filmed in the Whampoa Docks in Kowloon showing two ratings standing on ...
START 00:00:00 Scenes filmed under the tropical awning on the quarterdeck of HMS Kent interrupted by jump cuts showing Captain ...
START 00:00:00 Agfa 8 1939 logo. Scenes showing Lieutenant-Commander 'Casanova' Coleman (HMS Kent's paymaster) on the left and Petty Officer ...
Amateur film shot by Lieutenant David Heber-Percy while serving on HMS Colombo (1933-1935) of shore scenes in the ...
(Reel 1) Map of Palestine with oil pipe line from Iraq to Haifa marked. "September Crisis 1938": HMS Malaya sails ...
Amateur film shot by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilkinson of the Rajputana Rifles (Wellesley Rifles), Indian Army while serving on the North-West Frontier ...
Documentary how Jewish children were taught in Palestine synagogue schools 2000 years ago.
Amateur film showing a picnic and a fishing trip in Scotland, and Indian troops being trained by British officers in ...
Reel 1: Men laden with kit board the Otranto at Bombay harbour. Female personnel of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force ...
36th Indian Infantry Brigade land at Rangoon, capital of Burma, to complete the occupation of the city by ...
Footage of SEAC (South East Asia Command) in Burma, taken by US cameraman.
I. A 4.5-inch gun is towed by ...
Film of SEATO conference in Singapore.
Outside barracks/official building in Singapore, soldiers take salute. Various dignitaries arrive in limousines, ...
Shot on 29 September 1945: An Avro York transport aircraft taxiing; it has the 'phoenix' badge of the Supreme Allied ...
Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, addresses an audience of troops ...
Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, arrives by air at Mingaladon ...
Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, visits troops of 7th Parachute ...
Lawson and Harcourt at Stanley internment camp where they meet Reverend Sandbach, the superintendent of the camp. They walk through ...
Journey on rail car along single track light railway into the interior. Air strip with aircraft of 'Borneo Airways'. Take ...
Brunei city. Settlement of wooden dwellings constructed on stilts over the water dominated in the background by a large newly ...
European trekking over the coastal mountains. Arial views of Hong Kong the city and the harbour with naval and commercial ...
Singapore outskirts. Malaya country town. Street life. Views of Singapore. Harbour and city. Government buildings. Iron girder bridge. Mosque. Bustling ...