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    1) Native troops (in Northern Nigeria?) parading at small barracks or guardpost; 2) Africans along a road; 3) river with waterfalls; 4) aerial shots of landscape; 5) white men erecting or standing at some kind of aerial; 6) teaparty in garden with ...

     
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    India

    Documentary on life in the Indian Air Force (IAF) culminates with a plea to Indian audience for more and better planes for the IAF.

    At the headquarters of the Indian Air Force in the Punjab, Hawker Harts of 1 ...

     
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    India

    Second reel only of a short admonitory official film with an anti-rumour or anti-gossip message. It tells the story of a Bombay stockbroker who sells his shares and evacuates the city because of false rumours of aerial ...

     
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    Film showing the food contributions supplied to Britain by various colonies and dominions.

    Although more land has been given over to food production, a significant contribution is made by the British Commonwealth of ...

     
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    King George VI and Queen Elizabeth review a parade of RAF personnel in the main street of a small English town.

    The unedited film shows the arrival of the King and Queen; they review the parade, pausing to talk to ...

     
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    Italy

    The first two reels of a record of the Italian conquest of British Somaliland.

    Maps illustrate the strategic importance of the area to Britain. Film of the desert terrain show the harsh conditions in which the ...

     
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    India

    Film showing what happens when a boy joins the Royal Indian Navy.

    Footage of India's coastline is used as an introduction. Indian boys arriving to join the Navy are shown next, and the film chooses one of them to ...

     
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    Palestine

    (152A) September 1938 (and 1943): Building of Ein Hamifratz settlement. Preparation of houses to be transported to new settlement; loading equipment. Site before settlement (clock - 4.00 am). Jewish Settlement Police move up to site of new ...

     
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    Palestine

    (191A) October 1939: Harvest in Emek (Jezreel Valley). Alexander Zerd's son on horseback. Wheatfields - harvest by combine and by hand (guarded by armed horsemen). Bringing in the harvest. Jewish Settlement Police on guard. Harvest ...

     
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    Palestine

    (209C) February 1940: "War comes to Palestine", fitting gas masks for children in Tel Aviv.

    (No newsreel no; Box 719-21) Spring 1940: "Civilians alert yourselves", ARP activities in Tel Aviv, building shelters.

    (1B/second series) ...

     
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    Palestine

    (61A) November 1936: High Commissioner Wauchope at official opening ceremony of the Bennison Jewish Hospital near Sharon. Briefly in synch and then being taken around the brand new buildings. The Secretary of the Histradut (the Jewish Labour ...

     
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    START 00:00:00 Scenes filmed from 28 to 30 April 1940 in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean showing at least three giant sea turtles caught for food by the crew of HMS Kent and the waterfront at Male', the main population centre in the island group, ...

     
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    START 00:00:00 Colour shots filmed on 20 July 1940 showing HMS Queen of Bermuda, a 22,500-ton ex-Furness Bermuda passenger liner now serving as an armed merchant cruiser for the Royal Navy, during a refit at Durban, South Africa, as HMS Kent slowly ...

     
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    START 00:00:00 Scenes filmed on 17 September 1940 on the bridge of HMS Kent in the eastern Mediterranean showing Royal Navy officers wearing tropical uniforms and British steel helmets on duty in bright sunshine; among them is a US Navy officer, ...

     
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    START 00:00:00 Monochrome views of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon filmed in late 1939, showing a French light cruiser identified by Blundell as the Duguay-Trouin at anchor off Hong Kong harbour and the elderly Canadian Pacific passenger liner RMS ...

     
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    Amateur film shot by C R Miskin while serving with the Tochi Scouts on the North West Frontier of India.

    Notes

    Summary: viewing notes made with C R Miskin in Acquisition file

     
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    Amateur film shot by C R Miskin while serving with the Tochi Scouts on the North West Frontier of India.

    Notes

    Summary: viewing notes made with C R Miskin in Acquisition file

     
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    Amateur film shot by C R Miskin while serving with the Tochi Scouts on the North West Frontier of India.

    Notes

    Summary: viewing notes made with C R Miskin in Acquisition file

     
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    Australian Imperial Forces in Malaya.

    Bathing in sea at night, on guard with Mosquito nets over faces; digging trench, native boy climbs palm tree and throws down coconuts to troops; men get into patrol boat in river ...

     
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    REEL 1 - Views in Alexandria Harbour show battleships HMS Malaya and HMS Warspite, cruiser and French three-funnel troopship; Short Sunderlands and Fairey Sea Fox aircraft taking off; Mediterranean caique; Leander Class cruiser, various sailing ...

     
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    Amateur film shot by Guy Wickenden shows the public life and celebrations of the British in pre-1940 Cairo, voyage home to UK in 1937, arrival of the 2nd New Zealand Division in 1941 and Wickenden's young family evacuated ...

     
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    (Reel 1) Scenes in Bermuda, HMS Cumberland and HMS Exeter in harbour, ashore in Jamaica.

    (Reel 2) Goodwill voyage round South America, stopping in Rio de Janeiro, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Chile, through Panama Canal to Curaao, Trinidad and the ...

     
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    The film opens with a sunrise shot, followed by scenes in Le Touquet, probably 1938, with shots of a large open-air swimming pool and Aero-plages (sand-yachts) on the beach. Scenes from the Grandes Fte de Fleurs in Le Touquet including a group of young ...

     
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    Part I: Gurkhas in basic training; negotiating obstacle course; of fire and a ravine. Transporting lorry across river on raft; men cross river by swimming with rifles.

    Part II: Transporting kit across river; by floating on sticks and by pushing ...