AFRICAN SKYWAY 1940
Documentary about the Cairo/Cape Town mail route.
Documentary about the Cairo/Cape Town mail route.
139 Company AMPC (Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps) clearing debris in Bryanston Square and Park Crescent, London W1.
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139 Company under command of Major Hood MC, 2 Montagu Square, ...
Company of Indian members of the AMPC (Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps) (recruited mainly from Lascars at docks and ports) clearing up Sloane Street underground station, London, after air raid. Indian ...
(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 ...
(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 ...
(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.
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(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 ...
European wedding with guests and full wedding party reception. Harbour port scenes with shipping traffic. Voyage on large ocean liner. Coastal shots from ship perhaps arriving in India.
Miscellany of country life showing agriculture and fishery. Also the construction of a large building using 'Biblical Methods'
Oceanliner Vovage with extensive shots of Aden and its achorage showng scenery and shipping. Ocean voyage shows on board festivities such as 'the crossing of the line'.
Oceanliner voyage with large number of small children showing how they were kept amused on board. Scenes of unidentified large oceanside town on Indian Ocean (East Africa or India).
Lush vegetation. Scenery footage including mountains and village or tourist accommodation set amongst the high terrain.
War Memorial Ceremony in a small East African town with Governor and followed by military march past and African military band.
East African coast area showing local buildings villas and some in Arab style and others showing some old German Colonial influence.
East African coastal area showing city traffic and city buildings some of which are Mosques and Arabic in influence. Hill country scenes with local villages and then tree felling activities and the treating of timber in a country ...
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 ...
Amateur film. Coasting along Borneo from Sumatra to British North Borneo (now called Sabah).
"Damage to river bank by 1939 floods": muddy bank with exposed under-strata and small landslips. Estate buildings. "Coasting round Borneo". "Kuching, ...
Documentary about the food supply of Britain, how it comes from overseas and the work of Royal Navy in protecting convoys.
Film combines library material with actuality footage and specially recorded sequences. Spitfires Squadron scramble to intercept Heinkel He 111s reported by Royal Observer Corps spotters. Control centre gives orders ...
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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Titles on this item include: KING GEORGE VISITS INDIAN ARMY CAMP 'CLARE' FLIES BACK BRINGS U.S. PILOTS MRS. CHURCHILL AT NEW ZEALND CLUB The ARMY GIVES NELSON A TREAT CANADIAN PILOTS GET THEIR ...
For a detailed shot list contatc the NFTVA. Items include: LONDON ENDURES THE GREAT RAIDS NEW ZEALAND BAND PLAYS FOR LONDONERS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WAR MINISTER WARNS AGAINST INVASION NEW ZEALAND TROOPS TRAINING IN BRITAIN ...
For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: AS AIR BLITZ PETERS, BRITAIN AWAITS ISSUE OF INVASION THREAT KING INSPECTS PUBLIC AIR RAID SHELTERS MR MORRISON INSPECTS PUBLIC AIR RAID SHELTERS FIRST RECIPIENTS OF NEW ...
For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: 2 MEN WITHOUT WINGS BRITAIN'S INCREASING NAVAL STRENGTH BOMBS DAMAGE CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL NEWS IN BRIEF WOMEN ON SERVICE IN KENYA TROOPS ENTERTAINED IN A COACH SERGT. ...