... with tropical sunset.

Notes

Summary: cause of conflagration provided by widow of cameraman (18 December 2009)

A Day in Ceylon is an 8mm colour amateur film shot during the World War II by Sergeant Roy Lister of the Army Kinema ...

... a large variety of colourful tropical fish caught by fishermen in the nearly lagoon.

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A compilation of silent 8mm colour shots of colourful and exotic flora and fauna filmed by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell whilst serving ...

... elements all staked their claims alongside SLST to Sierra Leone’s diamond wealth. 

The Birch collection consists of 18 reels of 8mm film, taken by John and Daphne Birch during the 1940s and 1950s (there are also 2 reels of 9.5mm ...

... in administration in North Borneo and then Hong Kong, from 1948 until 1964. This is part of a collection of four 8mm. silent films taken by him during 1960 and 1961.

Decolonisation in South East Asia was intimately bound up ...

... sailing races.

Production / Donor Details: Sir Jack Boles worked in administration in North Borneo and then Hong Kong, from 1948 until 1964. This is part of a collection of four 8mm. silent films taken by him during 1960 and 1961.

... and dancers.

Production / Donor Details: Sir Jack Boles worked in administration in North Borneo and then Hong Kong, from 1948 until 1964. This is part of a collection of four 8mm. silent films taken by him during 1960 and 1961.

... village.

Production / Donor Details: Sir Jack Boles worked in administration in North Borneo and then Hong Kong, from 1948 until 1964. This is part of a collection of four 8mm. silent films taken by him during 1960 and 1961.

... at sea and the final shots are of HMS Tamar, the veteran receiving ship, at Hong Kong.

Notes

Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.

Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal Navy ...

... a Chinese Customs House and a coal mine. The exact location of these sites is not clear.

Notes

Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.

Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal Navy ...

... China Sea. The SS Yochow passes. There are shots of bayonet practice on board HMS Capetown.

Notes

Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.

Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal ...

... go sailing in the harbour. There is a formal march-past on the dockside of Scottish troops.

Notes

Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.

Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal ...

... being prepared for the sea. A sea plane flies over. The Capetown returns to Hong Kong.

Notes

Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.

Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal Navy ...

... unidentified warships in the harbour. There are several shots of the officers relaxing on board.

Notes

Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.

Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The ...

... Kong. This is the third of three reels which comprise a unique film record of this incident.

Notes

Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.

Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes see also 'The Royal ...

... on to Nanking up the Yangtse and there are shots from the air over the ship at Nanking.

Notes

Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.

Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal Navy ...

... on 30 June 1943 showing a fire burning fiercely at the old coaling wharf in Gibraltar harbour.

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A silent 8mm colour film record made by Commander George C Blundell of various episodes between February 1941 and November 1943 during ...

... port side of the foc'sle by No. 1 breakwater and one of HMS Nelson's paravanes. END 00:16:54

A lively and dramatic silent 8mm colour film record made by Commander George C Blundell of active service on board the battleship HMS Nelson in 1941 and 1942 ...

... (Engineer) Roberts and a female friend, Jean Binning, pose for the camera at the summit of Table Mountain. END 00:17:45

Silent 8mm colour footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell in Egypt, Aden, Kenya and South Africa during HMS Kent's ...

... visit.

VI. A young Queen Elizabeth II rides with a parade of Provost Marshal troops 1960 (ca), London UK.

Unedited mix of 8mm film.

Notes

Summary: the Aden film probably comes via the relatives of someone who shot the film while ...

... Summary: Richard Elliott was a Staff Sergeant in REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers)attached to A Flight 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron on board Royal Fleet Auxilliary Sir Geraint.

Technical: shot on Super 8mm, blown up to 16mm.

... of the rioting (‘Princess’s Nigeria Tour to be Cut’).

The Fishwick collection consists of a single reel of 8mm colour stock, shot by Robert W. Fishwick during the first fortnight of October 1960. The first half of the film, ...

Amateur footage of the dismantling of Gibraltar's 9.2-inch gun prior to being shipped to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford in 1982.

Notes

Technical: Originally filmed in Super 8mm.

... , Sha Tin. Dragon Boat race. New officers' mess. Christmas 1953.

Notes

Camera: Nichols bought second-hand Bell & Howell Sports 8mm camera after his arrival in Hong Kong in December 1952; film took eight weeks to be processed in Australia and ...

... , Tin Hau Festival and Dragon Boat Race at Tai Po Harbour.

Notes

Hayes: Major Cameron's own commentary to this Std 8mm was recorded by me on audio (held by Sound Archive), and by David Oddy on Hi-8 pointed at Preview screen during projection at ...