An interview with Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home on the rejection by Rhodesian opinion of the independence proposals worked out by himself and Ian Smith
An interview with Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home on the rejection by Rhodesian opinion of the independence proposals worked out by himself and Ian Smith
TRAVELOGUE OF ST. HELENA.
LIVE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME. The first of the series.
Main title over rock band Humble Pie playing to studio audience (02.08). Joe Melia (JM) introduces the new series, explaining the format, and the current ...
Tourist film of Bulawayo?
Production / Donor Details: The Rhodesia Collection was donated by the journal Rhodesians Worldwide and contains a number of films purchased from the collection of Henry Berriff, a cameraman in the ...
A summary of the year's events. Lake Kariba hydrofoil .Jumbo jet start flights. Wanki Colliery Disaster Rhodesian Olympic Team. International rugby. Polo matches. Race meetings. Miss Rhodesia beauty contest. Special last running of ...
Television programme about life in the RAF.
The film follows 3 characters as they pursue their duties over a seven day period culminating in 'Exercise White Tent', designed to test Harriers in the Arctic conditions ...
Film showing the variety of roles in the Royal Navy by illustrating four seamen, each working in a specific type of ship.
Tony is a crew member on a British nuclear submarine, "a most remarkable vessel". As an ...
Amateur film shot by REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) artificer Warrant Officer Richard Elliott while serving in Hong Kong records scenes of local life in the British colony.
Amateur film shot by REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) artificer Warrant Officer Richard Elliott while serving in Hong Kong records scenes of local life in the British colony, as well as Gurkha tug-of-war, parade by Gurkha bagpipe band ...
Amateur film shot by REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) artificer Warrant Officer Richard Elliott while serving in Hong Kong records scenes of local life and his own family in the British colony.
Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.
About the building of the ceremonial a house used by the Baruya of the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea in their male initiation ceremonies.
Initiation ceremonies among the Baruya tribe.
The building of the Chimya, the great ceremonial house, has begun. The site for the Chimya is cleared and the scaffolding erected. Building materials are gathered from the forest. There is a preparatory ceremony for the ...
About the Bedamini people of New Guinea whose life-style remians unchanged because they are cut off from the rest of the world on a big fertile plateau. It shows a society where all work, from simple farmwork to complicated house building is done ...
Shows the Baruya making decorations and other preparations for their male initiation ceremonies. The Chimya is "opened". The Yivupm bwaya undergo further preparations. The Baruya from the Marawaka valley arrive.
Shows the male initiation ceremonies of the Baruya of New Guinea.
A general account of Baruya village life, social organisation, and general agric ulture in the Wonenara valley. A village house is made.
Briefing film on the border between Hong King and the People's Republic of China. Showing road and rail crossings and the views from the British Army observation posts, including scenes of Chinese troops drilling and training.
Navy Instructional film, set in Hong Kong, on the threat from sabotage attacks. Areas of particular risk, such as warzones or politically unstable countries, are noted. The methods that a saboteur might use are shown, including underwater attack by ...
The Youth Recreation Centre at the Hong Kong Life Guard Club is opened by the Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose. The two reels show the same events (the banquet, presentations, speeches etc) from two different cameras.
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Remarks: ...
A detailed and comprehensive examination of the developing economies of the Caribbean, specifically the island of St. Lucia and the republic of Guyana on the South American coast.
Begins by looking ...
The film looks at the punishment received by Rhodesians and South Africans who talked to World in Action in 'Goodbye Mr. Smith' and 'The dumping grounds'. Some were deported and others jailed.
The story of Rhodes' influence in Africa. Includes exterior of house where he was born; his grave; African mining towns; Rhodesia and Oxford Colleges(?).
Colour newsreel dated 1971
Production / Donor Details: The Rhodesia Collection was donated by the journal Rhodesians Worldwide and contains a number of films purchased from the collection of Henry Berriff, a cameraman in the ...
The rle of medical staff in the Royal Navy.
The various kinds of medical staff in the Navy are introduced - medical assistants (HMS Dido), medical officers, medical technicians and RN nurses. "Imagine yourself in ...
Documentary record of the British Combined Services Expedition to South Georgia, with archive footage of Shackleton's expedition 1914-1917.
Preparation begins; supply dumps are set up. The men eat meal prior to ...
Good shots of local children, sailing, donkey race, etc.
In addition to showing the technicalities involved in building the new harbour at Dubai, one of the Trucial States of the Arabian Gulf, the film shows something of the way of life of the people of Dubai. Intended for consulting engineers.
A look at our neighbours from China and Hong Kong.
Progress in Hong Kong, showing both the problems and the solutions to them.
Looks at Hong Kong, and its growing business centre, geared to cope with business deals from all over the world.
A special report to the United Nations on the state of the trust territory of Papua New Guinea. As such the film covers a variety of topics, including social and economic conditions, and the political climate as the territory approaches self-government ...
(Mute print only of) public relations film about the activities of the Royal Navy.
Scenes include submarine sequence, in-flight RAS (replenishment at sea), personnel installing electrical supply in a Hong Kong ...
Crewmen from HMS Londonderry enjoy the hospitality of the Anguillan islanders.
A party from HMS Londonderry, two ratings and a petty officer, enjoy some liberty on the island of ...
HM ships Bossington, Hubberston and Maxton leave HMS Tamar, Hong Kong, on the start of the 80-day voyage back to Britain.
Captain goes up gangway onto HMS Bossington alongside in ...
Steampast in line ahead by ships of the Royal Navy, Commonwealth Strategic Reserve, and Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Reel One. Aerial LSs of the steampast. Spectators stand on the ...
Service Recruiting film intended to recruit teachers to work in British service schools overseas, particularly in Malta, Cyprus and Hong Kong. The film describes the problems faced by families that spend a considerable amount of time moving due to ...
Tells the story of a typical RAF trooping from Brize Norton to Hong Kong, illustrating the work of the Air Movements organisation in its passenger handling role.
Notes
Content information copied from SSVC RAF Catalogue of Training Films & ...
Illustrates the procedures to be carried out for approaches to, and departures from, Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong.
Notes
Content information copied from SSVC RAF Catalogue of Training Films & Video Tapes 1989
RAF film on the Falcons parachute display team, beginning with training in the Persian Gulf during which the team are shown practising manoeuvres while in freefall from 12,000 feet. The Falcons then move on to an eight week tour of Australia as part ...
TV documentary which examines the possibility of an honourable settlement between Britain and Rhodesia.
The programme reviews the worsening situation in Rhodesia - political oppression, persecution of ...
A description of three of the Christian sects of the Shona and Ndebele immigrants from Southern Rhodesia, who came to live in Zambia between 1957 and 1964. It examines their position in 1969, the effects of their fundamentalist beliefs in ...
Independence in Fiji in October 1970.
Union flag flying, with words 'Independence for Fiji' superimposed. Union flag being taken down as part of the ceremonies at the Albert Park stadium, Suva, 9 October 1970. The Fijian flag. Prince ...
The work of the British Red Cross Society. Comm. Alan Badel
Presents a tour of Hong Kong and its people, from the business man's point of vi ew, and showsits value as a market for consumer goods.
Travelogue of Hong Kong