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    PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTIONGB

    Native dancing: fishing: native children swimming. Motor launch on river: compound showing living quarters. Water tower: pumping station; sports day activities: tug of war: canoe races: obstacle race: swimming ...

     
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    PORTON DOWN TRIALS NON-NITRATE COLLECTION - UNLISTEDGB

    Detailed report (presuming prior screening of Operation Cauldron film) on trials carried out at Green Cay, Bahamas (from 1/1954 to 6/1954) of spraying toxic agent (flown from Fort Dietrich, USA) ...

     
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    GB

    Army Documentary film set in the camp of the 1st Battalion, the Cameronians in Malaya. The film consists of various scenes of camp life, including administrative work, laundry, the loading of food onto a truck, armourers at work, maintenance taking ...

     
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    GB

    I. Lord and Lady Mountbatten attend a polo match - Lord Louis is the referee. After the match they are seen driving off in an open car.

    II. Lord Mountbatten at the end of his tour of duty in Malta (December 1954) bids farewell on the quayside ...

     
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    GB

    The annual Navy vs. Army Polo Match in Malta in the presence of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh. The Navy wins and Lord Mountbatten takes the cup from the Queen.

    Notes

    Technical: filmed at 16 fps.

     
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    nato

    Summary of Allied naval, amphibious and land exercises held in Eastern Mediterranean and Northern Europe, including a mushroom burst simulating an atomic explosion, demonstrates the military preparedness of "the peoples ...

     
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    Amateur footage of Harvard and Lincoln planes operating in Kenya. The film includes images of a bombing raid over the Nyambeni Forest.

    Filmed from inside the cockpit of a plane, the colour footage initially shows a plane taking off. The film ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Murut agriculture in Borneo in 1954-55.

     
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    Malaysia

    Training of the first 400 of Singapore's National Servicemen.

     
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    RHODESIAN SPOTLIGHTCentral African Federation

    Extracts from RHODESIAN SPOTLIGHTs, a cinemagazine.

    "Visit of His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury". Geoffrey Fisher at Victoria Falls, Lusaka and Kitwe, and various mission in between. A visit to ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Amateur film. Tanker leaving `Southern Harvester'; arriving Leith Harbour; `Southern Harvester' from the air; whale thrashing; whales alongside `Southern Harvester'.

     
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    Great Britain

    Amateur film. Leith Harbour; floating dock; pumps; `Southern Harvester'; floating factory; gunner in corvette; pipes for blowing; playing the whale.

     
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    BLACK POD 1955

    Ghana

    Cocoa plantations in the Gold Coast (Ghana) and how they are affected by insects and the negligence of farmers.

     
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    Great Britain

    Detailed survey of Cyprus today. Explains islands strategic location in relation to international politics. History of island outlined up to and from 1878 when Britain was asked to defend the island.

     
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    Rhodesia

    Local land inspector looks at farmer's land where poor farming methods by the "mostly idle" blacks has led to erosion. The women are coerced into carrying out conservation work and are pleased at the improvements in the crops.

     
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    Great Britain

    A film made to recruit Iraquis for the oil industry.

     
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    SIMBA 1955

    Great Britain

    Story of an Englishman involved with the Mau Mau in Kenya.

     
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    Central African Federation

    Four couples describe their holidays:- Kariba/Eastern Highlands, Lake Nyasa, Victoria Falls, Lake Tangyanika.

     
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    Rhodesia

    The development of the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland from the visions of Livingstone and Rhodes, two generations ago.

     
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    Ghana

    Comedy. Mr. Mensah entrusts the building of his house to his irresponsible nephew, who wastes all the money and materials. The situation is retrieved when Mr Mensah takes part in a government scheme that provides locals with free building ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Samoan cricket, ceremonies and other activities.

    The village of Vaipouli in Savii, the larger of the two main islands of Western Samoa. The boys from the government secondary school play Samoan cricket using a three sided bat with ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Promotional film advertising Gold Coast Government Premium Bonds. One lucky winner is seen collecting wads of banknotes. "Buy A Bond, Win A Prize", an intertitle suggests.

     
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    RHODESIAN SPOTLIGHTCentral African Federation

    Compilation of early Spotlights, no's 15-19, including - postal school, making ropes, growing tea and tobacco, Chirunda sugar estates, Umtali development, dam near Que Que, spotlight on railways, education ...

     
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    RHODESIAN SPOTLIGHTCentral African Federation

    Compilation of early Spotlights, no's 20-29, including - trout fishing, lake Miveru, cotton cultivation in Nyasaland, agricultural research station, new housing scheme in Bulawayo, new rail link, St. Peter ...