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 ...
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 ...
Amateur film shot by Major William Rhodes James while serving with the 1st Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles in Malaya during the early period of the Malayan Emergency, from August 1948, aiding the civil power and supporting the ...
A true story, showing the problems and difficulties of the Principal of a Theological College as he attempts to bring his African students the real meaning of initiative, leadership and responsibility. Commentator: Gordon Davies.
COMPILATION. Collection of `newsfilm' stories located on Orkney.
[No title] Crowds in street with pipers; man addresses crowd; scenes in Kirkwall (post World War One); convoy of cars parked in street; small boys before camera; band ...
Film about the London Missionary Society mission ship, John Williams VI, at her base in Suva, Fiji, and on voyages to Christian missions in the surrounding islands.
A shiftless man is befriended by a trader, but betrays him out of desire for a chieftan's daughter by showing a secret channel to a rival Arab. His treachery leads him to be abandoned by everyone.
Describes a bauxite mine in British Guiana of the Demerara Bauxite Co.
Aerial view of Mackenzie, British Guiana. Visit of the Governor to the mine. Exterior and interior of a guest house, club, swimming pool, tennis courts. A ...
Mining bauxite in British Guiana, the Saguenay Hydro-electic scheme and the aluminium smelting plant in Northern Quebec.
The mining of bauxite in British Guiana, the bauxite being transported to the Demerara river and ...
Problems faced in bringing law and order, health services and schools, etc., to the isolated communities on the mainland of New Guinea and the Islands of the Bismarck Archipeligo.
Outlines the history of the London Missionary Society Papua mission, with reference to the missionary James Chalmers, and the work of the modern mission in the context of Papuan society and culture. Mission stations on the south coast of Papua are ...
Documents the co-operative work of the Christian Church in the Federation of Malaya.
Documentary on the dependencies of Mauritius, the islands of Rodriguez and Diego Garcia and the social and economic life of the islands.
The World Health Organisation at work in Bolivia, Nigeria and Burma.
Two short publicity films for Phillips bicycles for the West African market.
Various black men on bicycles pointing to leaves(?) sacks(?), then cycling along the road; close-up of Phillips logo on the bikes (0-53). Exterior of the ...
Dramatised episode showing an old couple preparing for the pilgrimage to Mecca.
Film shows the couple withdrawing savings, obtaining passports and setting out.
Travelogue of Rhodesia.
"Smithers" is sent to Gwelo to investigate business oportunities - then follows an advertising film for Gwelo, tracing its history and facilities.
Story of terrifying adventures of rubber planter and his wife in Malaya whose estate is attacked by bandits.
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Two seamen, just off a ship, are involved in transmitting a package with the proceeds of a robbery. The smuggler manages to clear the innocent one of blame and surrenders to the police.
The Owen Falls Dam, how it was planned and built and how it will supply Uganda w ith electricity. Shows the opening of the Dam by the Queen in 1954.
Political broadcast. Part of a regular press conference given for London correspondents of foreign papers. The questions are answered by Herbert Bowden, James Griffiths and Hugh Gaitskell.
Topics covered include, ...
Prince Philip's visit to Gambia; a crocodile shoot in the jungle; presiding at a gathering of Gambia chiefs.
Short account of the Duke of Edinburgh's visit to the Gambia as part of his four-month world tour, 1956-1957.
Gambia, "one of Britain's oldest connections in Africa, and certainly one of the happiest", prepares to ...
Film made for Harrisons and Crosfield, publicising the company's contribution to Malayan national prosperity.
Malayan wealth is based on rubber, and the film begins by showing the initial collection of the latex, ...