Sir Mortimer Wheeler discusses his visit to the ruined city of Zimbabwe, legendary source of King Solomon's gold and subject of much mystery, controversy and speculation.

"Progress and developnent in Sarawak, once the land of headhunters, ruled by a White Rajah. The Dyaks, natives of Sarawak, still keep to their customs and cultures, but have accepted modern ideas and serve on Local Councils with other ...

Celebrations, attended by the Princess Royal, to mark the introduction of self-government in Western Nigeria in November 1957.

The film opens with street scenes, highlighting the preparations for the impending celebrations. The new offices ...

Buy Federal - exhibition in Salisbury.

The Fourth in Ten Months - Lord Dalhousie opens LLewllyn Hospital, Kitwe.

One of the Lucky Ones - lottery winner.

Who Were They? - archaeological ...

S. Rhodesian General Elections.

Federal Flashes - the Dalhousies visit Nyasaland tea industry, farming in Msengezi, Lusaka - police passing out parade.

Bundu Bonanza - emerald strike at Belingive ...

Film of the attempted crossing of the Atlantic from Tenerife to Barbados in the hydrogen balloon "Small World" in December 1958. The crew, who designed the ballon and planned the whole voyage consisted of Arnold "Bushy" Eiloart (Commander ...

Sea voyage from Europe to East Africa, via Suez Canal April - May 1958

Production / Donor Details: Miss Theresa Cunningham Knowles taught music at St. John's High School, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 1954-55 and was senior ...

Rhodesia: miscellaneous views

Production / Donor Details: Miss Theresa Cunningham Knowles taught music at St. John's High School, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 1954-55 and was senior music and art teacher at Chisipile, ...

The Dudley family sail to Nigeria by passenger ship in 1957, and drive by car to their residence up-country. The film includes family activities outdoors; social gatherings of visitors and locals, city, village and countryside scenes ...

Arrival of RAF Hastings. Visit to South Korea during Korean War: take off in Auster, aerial views of devastated Seoul, flying over River Imjin and landing at Fort George (HQ of 1st Commonwealth Division). (June 1953)

Hong Kong Auxiliary Air ...

Amateur film shot by Lieutenant Commander Alex Swann while serving on submarine depot ship HMS Forth of the 3rd Submarine Flotilla between September 1956 and November 1958 records family and tourist scenes in harbour, and his own ship in dry dock ...

Amateur film without titles shot by 2nd Lieutenant Richard House during his National Service while serving with the Royal East Kent Regiment (the Buffs) in Aden records on and off-duty scenes, including Trooping the Colour and the Moslem festival of ...

Amateur film shot by Brian Randolph Everett while serving in the British Army as a National Serviceman during the Malayan Emergency but showing only off-duty scenes in the vicinity of Port Dickson (Negeri Sembilan), including enjoying the company of ...

Mitchell Park Show,

Thika

Production / Donor Details: Mary Bell was a Colonial Civil Servant from 1955 to 1965 working for the East Africa Posts and Telecommunications Administration in Nairobi. She married a motor ...

Scenes at Victoria Falls

Production / Donor Details: Mr Bryan was an Education Officer in Northern Rhodesia from 1953 - 1961.

Aspects of life in Livingstone.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Bryan was an Education Officer in Northern Rhodesia from 1953 - 1961.

Sisal growing.

Aerial views of the opening of the Games at the Stadium of Cardiff Arms Park and aerial views of the city centre of Cardiff. The Empire Games Village outside Cardiff with the ceremony of the hoisting of the national flags of the contesting countries. ...

Murchison Falls National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park; elephants; different shots of the Falls including a rainbow over the water; hippos, crocodiles, and a trip down river. Some family shots of picnic etc. ...

The Empire Games Village Part 2. Teams practising. Impromptu cricket. Fencing practice. Official visit by the Duke of Edinburgh and his inspection of the village and his meetings with the teams and officials. Formation display by a RAF Hawker Hunters ...

Track and field practice by competitors at the village. Formal ceremonies with the hoisting of the national flags and marching by national team members in their smart uniforms. Formal marching by the RAF Band .

Competitors of all races mixing at ...

Formal ceremonies of the Hoisting of National Flags at the Village with the National teams in attendance. Extensive parading by the large national teams with on the sport drill by the Australian men.

Production / Donor Details: The cameraman was ...

Royal visit in Royal yacht Britannia. Tanganyika in the 1950s. Village life Tribal fairs and gatherings. Construction of Colonial bungalow by District Officer. Difficulties of transport in a marshy area. Panorama of distant ...

Passenger airliner arrival at Nairobi /Entebe? airport. Colonial domestic family life in garden of country colonial bungalow. and visit by grandparents. Sumbawanga 1956-58

Production / Donor Details: Films shot Major ...

Andrew's 2nd birthday party at Chapota. Father Christmas arrives to deliver presents. General views of Sumbawanga Village. Life of people in small township. Businesses and townscape.Police station or government post.

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Visit to the Rukwa Valley Game Park (Rukwa Provence) by two couples in Land Rover. Views of wildlife and the topographical nature of the Park.

Production / Donor Details: Films shot Major Harry Lewis-Barned, who served in ...

Most of the footage was filmed for the Methodist Missionary Society in Kenya for the film called 'African Eden'

Production / Donor Details: Film shot by Rev. Jan W. Lewis OBE. He went to Kenya in September 1950 to take over from ...

A foot safari with a District Forestry Office, James Lang-Brown, to the top of Mt. Napak, a massif on the border of Karamoja and Teso districts. Team of porters. Mountain scenery. with panoramic views. The mountains were declared ...

Kapenguria, Mount Elgon. Kitale club, river, lake. Tribal display. Cattle sale.

Maps of Uganda Protectorate, showing Entebbe. Various scenes - at dockside; markets; native troops; dance and masking. Journey upcountry with porters and assistants - surveying? Snake in tent; drawing water. Swimming. Further ...

How the Govt. of Singapore has set about the gigantic problem of housing Hong ko ng's swelling population.

Depicts the work of the London Missionary Society in South Rhodesia at Inyati, Hope Fountain, Dombodema, Shangani and Lupani. Surveys evangelism, education, farming and agriculture, handcrafts, health and maternity services.

Dealing with the experiences of two white geologists in the heart of the dense Papuan jungles of New Guinea. Shows the customs and daily life of little known tribes.

Amateur footage showing the beginnings of Turkish community consciousness in Cyprus.

Various scenic shots of Cyprus; St Hilarion castle; ruins; Kyrenia from the ruins; LSs of castle ruins. The town of Kyrenia, the harbour and the town. A group ...

Travelogue.

No titles available. Depicts opening ceremony of Mbereshi Hospital, N. Rhodesia, 11/01/1958. Also shows work of the hospital and medical work in the surrounding areas. Possibly duplicates parts of the LMS film 'Build a Hospital'(minus sound).

HMS Eagle at sea, flying off Sea Hawks and Sea Venoms, and at Malta as HMS Victorious comes in to join her in Grand Harbour.

Onboard HMS Eagle at sea. LS aft along the deck as a range of 806 ...

HMS Protector, guardship to the Falkland Islands Dependencies, assists the survey ship RRS Shackleton after damage by ice in the waters off South Georgia.

LS of one of Protector's ...

Sea Hawks of 898 and 806 Naval Air Squadrons are armed, fuelled, and launched from HMS Eagle cruising off Famagusta.

HA from Eagle's Flyco onto the deck where munitions are being moved ...

HMS Eagle takes on stores from RFA Retainer, prior to relieving Ark Royal on station in the Mediterranean.

MSs to Retainer as she steams abreast to starboard of the cameraship, HMS Eagle. Men ...

Film shot by HMS Bulwark's Entertainment Officer, showing some of the ways in which the ship's company amused themselves while anchored off Famagusta with no shore leave other than to a Rest Camp ...

A party from HMS Protector and men of the Falkland Islands Defence Force participate in a memorial ceremony at the Battle of the Falklands Memorial in Port Stanley.

Detachment ...

I. Eastney AA Range. Series of shots of twin 40mm Bofors on STAAG mounting - crew man the gun, open fire, and train round while firing. Shell cases eject onto the beach.

II. Gibraltar. LS view of the Rock, approaching from seaward - camera boat ...

(Reel 1) The film, with a commentary loaded with statistics, starts with the initial planning of the operation (staged synch film of the planning committee deciding on the Christmas Island area as the test site) and preparations for shipment of ...