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VI. A young Queen Elizabeth II rides with a parade of Provost Marshal troops 1960 (ca), London UK.
Unedited mix of 8mm film.
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Summary: the Aden film probably comes via the relatives of someone who shot the film while ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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, ...
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A DAY IN CEYLON 1943
... 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 ... -
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... ;, Royal Society of Arts Journal, 16 October 1953, 829-837.Spurr, Norman, Multiplication: The Use of 8mm. Film In Community Development, Community Development Journal, January 1966, 29-32.
‘Venice Awards For ...
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... below the waterline created by the torpedo strike; both the 8mm film format and shadow makes it difficult to see ... Tower' that was taken out of service in 1887.
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Silent 8mm black and white footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George ...
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... ). A large scale military parade follows. The US Army Band marches past the camera position followed by French naval ratings from the complement of the "Jeanne D'Arc" who are carrying Berthier type 8mm Rifles (possibly Mousqueton mle 1892 8mm rifles).
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... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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.
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... 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.
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... 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.
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... at sea and the final shots are of HMS Tamar, the veteran receiving ship, at Hong Kong.
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Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.
Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal Navy ...
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... a Chinese Customs House and a coal mine. The exact location of these sites is not clear.
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Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.
Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal Navy ...
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... China Sea. The SS Yochow passes. There are shots of bayonet practice on board HMS Capetown.
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Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.
Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal ...
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... go sailing in the harbour. There is a formal march-past on the dockside of Scottish troops.
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Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.
Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal ...
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... being prepared for the sea. A sea plane flies over. The Capetown returns to Hong Kong.
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Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.
Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal Navy ...
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... unidentified warships in the harbour. There are several shots of the officers relaxing on board.
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Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.
Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The ...
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... Kong. This is the third of three reels which comprise a unique film record of this incident.
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Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.
Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes see also 'The Royal ...
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... on to Nanking up the Yangtse and there are shots from the air over the ship at Nanking.
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Technical: 8mm blown up to 16mm, at 16 fps.
Documentation/associated material: see Garnett folder for detailed notes and also 'The Royal Navy ...
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... 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 ...
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... 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 ...
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... (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 ...
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FALKLANDS WAR 1982
... 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.
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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.
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Technical: Originally filmed in Super 8mm.
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... , Sha Tin. Dragon Boat race. New officers' mess. Christmas 1953.
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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 ...
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HONG KONG SCENES 1963
... , 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 ...
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... pom-pom position; unfortunately, they are in the shade. A still life of cactus plants in Blundell's cabin.
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A silent 8mm colour film record made by Commander George C Blundell of episodes and places he visited whilst serving on the ...
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... the riverbank who are laughing at his antics. The party laugh and wave to camera.
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Technical: Original films are 8mm. It is not known if the chronological order of the copies is correct. Poor condition of film stock and lack of sharpness ...
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... . Another crew member in fancy dress camps it up for the camera as he poses with his shipmates. END 00:20:19
Silent 8mm film, mainly monochrome but with colour sections, taken by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing the crew of HMS Kent ...
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... Anthem, two officers saluting the Colours and the White Ensign flying from the ensign staff at the stern.
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Silent 8mm black and white and colour footage shot in 1939 by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing Hong Kong's New ...
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... entering Gibraltar on HMS Nelson's port quarter. A view of Gibraltar town on the slopes of 'The Rock'.
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Silent 8mm black and white film shot by Acting Commander George C Blundell on the battleship HMS Nelson whilst at Scapa Flow ...
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... possess a Type 271 search radar, by now a standard fitting in many of the Royal Navy's larger warships.
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Silent 8mm black and white and colour film footage taken by Acting Commander G C Blundell on board the 23,000-ton battleship ...
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... at high speed, with smoke streaming from her aft funnel, and firing a salvo with her forward 203mm guns. END 00:15:48
Silent 8mm footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell in the first months of the Second World War whilst HMS Kent was ...
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... board HMS Kent showing ratings scrubbing and hosing down the quarterdeck and cleaning the crosstrees on the foremast.
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Silent 8mm black and white and colour footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell on board the 10,000- ...
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... receiving the All-Comers Cup (having trained and stroked the double-banked pinnace crew) from the Admiral.
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Silent 8mm black and white and colour footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing rowing teams on HMS ...
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... of St George flies from HMS Kent's foremast to indicate that the ship is serving as Noble's flagship.
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Silent 8mm colour footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing scenes in Hong Kong harbour in the summer of ...
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... . Concluding shots showing A and B turrets firing four 8-inch salvoes to starboard and two to port.
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Silent 8mm black and white footage filmed by Lieutenant-Commasnder George C Blundell showing HMS Kent taking part in gunnery shoots ...
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... in bosun's chairs suspended from the tops of HMS Kent's tall raked funnels repainting No. 2 and No. 3 funnels.
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Silent 8mm black and white footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell showing life on board HMS Kent on the ...
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... 2732). Two Royal Navy officers in swim suits emerge out of the rolling surf onto a beach (location unknown).
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Silent 8mm monochrome and colour footage shot by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell in 1939 at sea, in Hong Kong, on ...
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... over the foc'sle of HMS Kent and carefully lowered into the cable locker below deck through the navel hole. END 00:18:52
Silent 8mm black and white film filmed in the spring and summer of 1940 by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell, chief torpedo ...
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... 'Camilla', landing on the sea. The film ends with a group of soldiers being drilled in a Palestinian street, with Arab boys watching. Much of the film is poorly exposed.
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Technical: 8mm original copied onto 16mm for preservation.
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... the carrier at a very slow speed; there are several Fulmars parked on the forward part of the flight deck.
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Silent 8mm colour and black and white footage shot in the summer of 1940 by Lieutenant-Commander George C Blundell on board ...
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... : Duxford Spitfire Mk 24 (serial VN 485) appears in this film.
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 returned.
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... explosions from their shells are visible on the distant horizon. British infantry man a captured Italian Fiat Revelli modello 14/35 8mm heavy machine gun on a rocky outcrop overlooking Sollum. General views of ruined buildings in Sollum. British infantry ...
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Amateur footage of William Butlin on holiday in Africa on a riverboat safari.
Shot of William Butlin with an 8mm (?) camera filming bush vegetation/flowers (37 ft). A European car being loaded onto a river ferry/raft. WB chatting to a ...
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Great Britain
Amateur footage of William Butlin on holiday in Africa. Shots of WB at his hotel, on safari, on a riverboat, using an 8mm camera during his holiday.
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... Elizabeth National Park" ("elephants have right of way") Uganda. WB joking with car driver about the sign - directing traffic (38 ft). WB with 8mm camera filming from the car window. WB drives to "Equator" sign, steps on the white line and shakes hands ...
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