The collection consists mainly of good wildlife footage shot in Kenya and Tanganyika, together with some items of family footage and the background to the visit of Princess Margaret to Kenya in 1956.
The collection consists mainly of good wildlife footage shot in Kenya and Tanganyika, together with some items of family footage and the background to the visit of Princess Margaret to Kenya in 1956.
British couple working with the Air Ministry Works Department living off base among Greek-Cypriots. Military band performing on the march at a military establishment (Poor focus). Celebrations and parade, probably in Nicosia on Greek ...
British couple working with the Air Ministry Works Department living off base among Greek-Cypriots. Greek wedding & party and Greek Orthodox priest. Country life. Camels. Floods. Forests. Troodos Mountians. Coastal scenery. Coastal ...
Title falsely suggests the film is a story of a summer holiday in the Troodos mountains. There are some scenes from Cyprus but many more are of scenes in Britain. Extensive sequence of general and external views of Durham Cathedral, ...
Various scenes in Nigeria, including family life (swimming, relaxing, picnics etc.) and some large public gatherings (possibly official events?)
Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Bryan Abbott , who served in ...
Family scenes, holidays (local leave?), relaxing - swimming, boating, tennis.
Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Bryan Abbott , who served in the Colonial service in Nigeria after WW2.
Nigerian Police Passing out parade and Christmas in Nigeria
Production / Donor Details: Films shot by Bryan Abbott , who served in the Colonial service in Nigeria after WW2.
Rural countryside by the River. Village life with women grinding millet and dancing. Village musciens with their drums.
Village wrestling competition. Village blacksmith working with his assistant operating the bellows ...
Ceremonial meeting by Governor with Chiefs and the making of awards.
Agricultural Show. Demonstration of new types of bullock carts and of their uses. 'Business Meeting ' in a tented encampment in the country with local ...
Water fowl shooting in waters of a creek.
Oil-rig operating from pontoon in creek. The rig and its winch with crew in action.
Transporting felled tree trunks by river ferry (HMCS Jarga). Loading and unloading ...
British Colonial bungalow in the countryside with African servants. Government maintenance depot in the country. Shuttle weaver working on making of nets.
'Green Man', dances ritual dance around village followed by young men ...
Family, Masaka. Collection in general contains Queen's birthday celebrations, Independence celebrations, family on safari in Northern province, as well as daily life on an upcountry station