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Southern Rhodesia declared independence unilaterally as Rhodesia in 1965. It achieved formal independence as Zimbabwe in 1980.
ACTUALITY. A record of a visit to South Africa by a group of American tourists during a world tour on ...
An account of the contribution made by the Imperial Tobacco Company towards raising the living standards of many thousands of ...
HOME MOVIE. Amateur footage of various localities in Africa, including Victoria Falls and possibly South Africa.
Victoria Falls. Men in pith ...
TRAVELOGUE. 1920s footage of African wildlife with added commentary and Ravel's Bolero.
Wildlife - zebras, ostriches; ostrich shot by man in ...
Standard tourist film about the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland.
INSTRUCTIONAL. View of the village belonging to the Mashona tribe. Cattle and goats are herded through the village. Children play. ...
Wildlife safari to Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Portugese East Africa (Mozambique).
INTEREST. Two natives of Southern Rhodesia chop down a tree and make a dug-out canoe from a section of the ...
Natives of the Mashona tribe build a hut from wooden poles, grass and mud, and a family is then seen ...
Illustrates the life and training of an African Nurse. Girls apply to the Methodist Hospital at Ituk Mbam to train ...
INTEREST. Amateur film showing Cape Town, the Table Mountain, Kimberley Mine, Bulawayo, Pretoria, Durban, Victoria Falls, and the Zambezi river. ...
Demonstration of the ability of the R.R.A.F. to attack a target with a number of different levels of ferocity.
The story of Alec Smith, son of the Rhodesia Prime Minister, as drop-out, former drug smuggler and addict and his ...
Roy Welensky is interviewed by Malcolm Muggeridge, topics include the Commonwealth, racial policy, South Africa, possible constitutional change, imperial rule ...
AMATEUR FILM. IAC leader. `En route at Khartoum': loading and boarding plane; Salisbury; street scenes; flower market; bowling green; `Astor' ...
DRAMA. Quinn, an elderly eccentric, believes he has spotted a wanted war criminal behind the counter in a London Labour ...
Unedited Rhodesian footage.
A map pinpointing the location of Rhodesia in the African continent; scenes of black Rhodesians; whites ...
Record of Baptist Missionary Society tour led by Herbert Janes (later Sir Herbert Janes). Various parts of Southern Africa (including ...
White farmer Des Bawden and black barrister Sottayi Katsere participate in a programme which considers whether all races can live ...
At the Wankie National Park (later called the Hwange Game Reserve),in Rhodesia, Tourists' observation platforms. Water hole drilling. Eland, water ...
A colour travelogue intended to encourage tourists to visit the Eastern Districts of Rhodesia.
The film shows the the great ...
PROPAGANDA. A Party Political Broadcast for the Labour Party introducing various speakers from different parts of Africa, introduced by Woodrow ...
The film looks at the punishment received by Rhodesians and South Africans who talked to World in Action in 'Goodbye ...
The work of the Zambesi valley game rangers, the effects of lake Kariba and its dam on wildlife and "Operation ...
I. The waters of the Zambezi pour through the floodgates of the Kariba Dam in Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
II. Belgian Grand ...
Includes: redundancies in British factories caused by fuel shortages; British youths emigrating as colonists from Britain to Rhodesia.
For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: LIGHTS OF LONDON AT DUSK MR EDEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST ...
For detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: GIBRALTAR DEFENCES HIS MAJESTY SEES PARATROOPERS SINKING OF 'BISMARK' NEW FIGHT FIGHTER OUR ...
A travelogue advertising the touristic delights of Bulawayo and district. It includes shots of landscapes in Rhodesia, big game, fishing, ...
A look at wildlife protection in North and South Rhodesia and the developing national parks.
INTEREST. A trip via rail, car and ferry from Cape Town to Cairo, showing the imperial and economic aspirations of ...
Deals with the building of the Kariba Dam, its effect on the people and animals of the Zambezi Valley, and ...
Depicting life on a cedar plantation in Central Africa, showing the nursery, pine tree plantation, pest control, trout fishing and ...
Survey on resources of Northern and Southern Rhodesia, natural and human. Scenes in Lusaka and Salisbury. Southern Rhodesian delegation arrives ...
The emergency meeting of Commonwealth Prime Ministers, held in Lagos, Nigeria at the invitation of the Prime Ministers, held in ...
The beauty of Southern Rhodesia, its expanding agricultural and industrial development and the opportunities it offers for pioneers of today; ...
The 1st Battalion of Rhodesian Light Infantry, 3 recruits are followed through basic training.
Conservative Party newsreel. Cartoon pointing out that there is no age limit for School Certificate entrants. The Commonwealth Conference. The ...
Promotional film for Rhodesian tobacco.
The film opens with shots over tobacco fields, before showing African labourers working on the fields ...
The construction, by Richard Costain Ltd, of Kariba Heights, a township to house workers employed on the Kariba Dam project ...
The sugar industry in Rhodesia, including:- 1960 Bulawayo trade show, the sugar pavillion and the visit by the Queen Mother, ...
A description of three of the Christian sects of the Shona and Ndebele immigrants from Southern Rhodesia, who came to ...
The control of bilharzia and malaria in Rhodesia.
Sponsored film showing building and civil engineering schemes in southern Africa.
The film begins in Lusaka, then Rhodesia, and travels through ...
Diet film for employers of African labour.
Discussion on democracy in Australia, Rhodesia, Northern Ireland and particularly India.
1980 elections in Rhodesia.
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