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H.M.S. NELSON VISITS SOUTH AFRICA

HMS Nelson Visits South Africa (1941)

H.M.S. Nelson docks at a South African port.

TRAILER-PUMP CONTEST

Trailer-Pump Contest (1941)

Firefighters take part in a trailer pump contest in Cape Town, South Africa....

WARTIME SECRET REVEALED

Wartime Secret Revealed (1945)

A great new harbour is built in South Africa - Saldanah Bay.

CAPETOWN EXPERIENCES ROUGH WEATHER

Capetown Experiences Rough Weather (1937)

Storm rages across Capetown.

MOROCCO  - SULTAN INSPECTS TROOPS

Morocco - Sultan Inspects Troops (1937)

Sultan of Morocco inspects troops of Moroccan army.

SOUTH AFRICA'S TT

South Africa's Tt (1928)

Motorcycle riders speed around a dusty TT racetrack in Port Elizabeth, South...

HOLY FIREWALKERS

Holy Firewalkers (1928)

Hindus walk over white hot coals in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

 

 

WHEN THE SWALLOWS HOMEWARD FLY - BY 'PLANE

When The Swallows Homeward Fly - By 'plane (1931)

Story about swallows being flown to Africa.

RIOTS ON THE RAND

Riots On The Rand (1922)

Shots of industrial unrest in Johannesburg - police on horses ride into a...

SOUTH AFRICA RUGBY

South Africa Rugby (1938)

Rugby - the Springboks beat Britain 36 - 12 at Johannesburg. South Africa.

A FINE START

A Fine Start (1924)

South Africa plays Leicester at cricket.

THE SANDS OF THE DESERT

The Sands Of The Desert (1924)

Great shots of jeeps driving through the Sahara Desert.

FOOTBALL - DALLYMOUNT

Football - Dallymount (1924)

Bohemians play South Africa at football.

JO'BURG'S JOYDAY Dublin issue

Jo'burg's Joyday Dublin Issue (1942)

Parade of decorated floats and native dancing for charity in...

FRENCH TROOPS EMBARK FOR JIBUTI

French Troops Embark For Jibuti (1939)

The French army leaves Marseilles for Jibuti.

MEAT FROM SOUTH AFRICA

Meat From South Africa (1939)

Footage of sheep carcasses being prepared for shipment form South Africa...

NEWS FLASHES - TRAIN CRASH

News Flashes - Train Crash (1957)

Disaster near Cape Town as two expresses collide head-on.

PT GIRLS issue title PLAY AND PLAYFULNESS

PT Girls Issue Title Play And Playfulness (1936)

Young girls do keep fit exercises in formation in...

WOMEN WAR WORKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Women War Workers In South Africa (1940)

Good shots of women working in a munitions factory.

PUTTING THEM THROUGH THEIR PACES! aka SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS

Putting Them Through Their Paces! AKA South African Troops (1941)

New recruits get drill and...

P.T. aka AFRICAN P.T.

P.T. AKA African P.T. (1943)

Young men keep fit by exercising in formation, South Africa. No...

NEW ZEALANDERS DESERT ADVANCE - 1942

New Zealanders Desert Advance - 1942 (1942)

New Zealand troops advancing through desert.

SOUTH AFRICA REFUGEES

South Africa Refugees (1946)

Children evacuees arrive on boat from South Africa.

BUILDING ROADS IN KENYA.

Building Roads In Kenya. (1949)

Road making in Kenya

ANIMALS BY AIR

Animals By Air (1951)

Rhinos feeding and being coaxed into crates for shipping in Khartoum, Sudan.

WITHER, KENYA

Wither, Kenya (1950-1959)

GVs of neglected plantations, arm pushing leaves outwards of large plant, shot along...

 PRETORIA CENTENARY - PROCESSION OF FLOATS

Pretoria Centenary - Procession Of Floats (1955)

Procession of floats through the crowd lined...

ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION IN CAMEROON

Aluminium Production In Cameroon (1957)

A look at the Alucam aluminium production plant in Cameroon....

FLAMINGOES aka FLAMINGOS

Flamingoes AKA Flamingos (1966)

Beautiful shots of flamingos feeding and wading in lake at the Nakuru...

RUGBY - SPRINGBOKS V FRANCE

Rugby - Springboks V France (1961)

Rugby match between South Africa's Springboks and France end in 0 -...

OUT OF WORK AFRICANS

Out Of Work Africans (1971)

Unemployed African youngsters huddle outside factories in hope of...

SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa (1965)

Airport & Rock formations in South Africa.

LEOPARD

Leopard (1965-1969)

Leopard asleep in a tree with a half eaten antelope in the branch above him.

AFRICAN GIRAFFES

African Giraffes (1965-1969)

Nice footage of giraffes wandering about grassland and scrubland.

LIONS

Lions (1965-1969)

Nice footage of lions in Africa.

AFRICAN GRAIN HAND OUT

African Grain Hand Out (1973)

African women and children wait with bowls and buckets for grain hand...

FLYING OVER KENYA

Flying Over Kenya (1960-1969)

Aerial view of arid land and mountainous region.

BIRD RESERVE: KENYA

Bird Reserve: Kenya (1970-1979)

Flamingos in a bird reserve in Kenya.

1ST TEST S. AFRICA

1st Test S. Africa (1928)

1928 cricket match between England and South Africa.

PROCESSION aka JOHANNESBURG

Procession AKA Johannesburg (1914-1918)

Parade / procession in Johannesburg, South Africa.

SOUTH AFRICAN LABOUR DEMONSTRATION

South African Labour Demonstration (1910-1920)

South African labour demonstration.

NATIVES / RAILWAY 'MAU SUMMIT'

Natives / Railway 'mau Summit' (1920-1929)

Footage of African countryside from on board train.

MID EAST / AFRICAN TOWN ARMY DRILL

Mid East / African Town Army Drill (1920-1930)

Soldiers drill with rifles. Middle East / Africa.

MID EAST / AFRICAN STREET SCENES

Mid East / African Street Scenes (1920-1930)

Street scenes in the Middle East / Africa.

'COLOURED' CROWD LISTEN TO BAND

'coloured' Crowd Listen To Band (1920-1930)

A crowd consisting of mainly black adults and children listen...

RAILWAY

Railway (1910-1920)

Shots taken from a train somewhere in North Africa.

AFRICAN FORT

African Fort (1920-1929)

Shots of fortress by sea in Africa.

JOHANNESBURG

Johannesburg (1930-1939)

Various shots of massive swarm of butterflies in Jo'burg, South Africa.

AFRICAN WOMEN AND QUARRY

African Women And Quarry (1963)

African scenes. Women doing their washing in a river. Quarry...

GOLD MINING METHODS

Gold Mining Methods (1961)

Methods of mining in South African town. Reel Two