Eastern Region of Ghana showing large colourful grand festivals with processions of chiefs in Durbar. Asafo military organisation showing their uniform and flags and banners at their Asafo Tufiam or annual festival.
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Subjects include crossing the Volta River by cable ferry; Ya Na Abdulai III, King of Dagbon, at Savelugu during independence celebrations, March 1957; Dagomba (Dagbamba) ritual drumming at Savelugu; roof thatchers at work near ...
Various scenes of the Queen Mother's visit to Nairobi, including a Guard of Honour, her car arriving and the crowds waiting to greet her. It includes some interesting film of a troupe of local men dancing and playing drums as part of ...
Military action in Malaya in the early and middle 1950s. This shows helicopters of the Royal Navy (S.55s) combining with British and other troops in the jungle campaign against the insurgents in the Malay Emergency. Troops and ...
Scenes in Malaya 1957
Production / Donor Details: This film was shot by Major William Lawrence in the 1950s and 1960s in Malaya, Australia, the U.K. and during his overland journey through Asia, India and Europe. During this ...
Resettlement of villages in Gwembe (Zambezi) Valley before completion of the Kariba Dam and flooding of the area.
Production / Donor Details: Mr Bryan was an Education Officer in Northern Rhodesia from 1953 - 1961. ...
Holiday in Northern Rhodesia with tourist shots. District officer on Safari around Lake Tanganyika. Lake traffic. Boats. Afrian local Ferries. Lake steam freighter. Shoreside villages with life and scenery.
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Merdeka in Malaysia
Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Major William Lawrence in the 1950s and 1960s in Malaya, Australia, the U.K. and during his overland journey through Asia, India and Europe. During this time he was ...
Describes the various clans and peoples of the area and gives glimpses of the Annual Show, the Races, Christian Church life, a governor's visit, a visit of Gerald Durrell (the Naturalist), and the elections of 1957.
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Royal Visit by Duke of Edinburgh to Conference of Chiefs in Rural setting. Formal speech by the Duke. Visit to Agricultural Show by the Duke. Extended sequence of Agricultural show held at the site of "Jendi Rice" experimental farm ...
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.
Story of a doctor working in the Far East who becomes embroiled in sinister clashes between a ruthless planter, unscrupulous Government leaders and fanatical rebels.
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, ...
PROPAGANDA. An account of the Suez crisis and the strategic position of British military bases in Cyprus, seen from an extreme right-wing viewpoint. The film is introduced by Canadian reporter Stanley Maxted (39). On a map of the Meditteranean, he ...
Survey of present-day Hong Kong with particular emphasis on the appalling slum conditions.
Family scenes in UK and East Africa. Fishing. Children playing in garden. Last seqeunce shows a staged traditional African dance. 1956/7
Film about the Westland Whirlwind helicopter in service in Malaya.
Amateur film shot by Navy cameraman based on town-class cruiser HMS Birmingham. Includes unedited scenes of life on board HMS Birmingham and naval crew relaxing in various locations including the island of Malta, Inverness in Scotland, the French ...
Army Recruiting film in which a man who has served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) writes to a friend who has decided to join, explaining the many benefits and opportunities offered by the RAOC. Basic training at the Corps' Blackdown depot is ...
Report shows why the inhabitants of Gibraltar and Britain's defence staff wish the colony to remain British.
Mayor of Gibraltar traces the racial history of the Rock's inhabitants and concludes that they are ...
General picture of the country showing its economic, political and social progress.
A summary of the activities of the United Africa Company, part of the sponsor's group. Import of raw material from Africa to Britain and export of manufactured goods to Africa. The design and production in Manchester of patterned cloth for ...
