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SOUTH AFRICA'S NEW AIR SERVICE Dublin issue

South Africa's New Air Service Dublin Issue (1941)

Inauguration of flying boat service in South...

NATIVE SETTLEMENT SCHOOL

Native Settlement School (1920-1929)

Footage of native settlement school.

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....

JO'BURG'S JOYDAY Dublin issue

Jo'burg's Joyday Dublin Issue (1942)

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

P.T. aka AFRICAN P.T.

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

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

NATIVES / RAILWAY 'MAU SUMMIT'

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

Footage of African countryside from on board train.

 

 

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...

WORLD'S 4TH LARGEST DIAMOND

World's 4th Largest Diamond (1934)

Diamond as large as chicken egg is found in South African mine.

LION DOGS

Lion Dogs (1935)

Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs are taken for a walk in the countryside.

DAM!

Dam! (1931)

Shots of the Vernon Hoofer Dam in Natal.

A NEW JOB!

A New Job! (1940)

A man feeds monkeys that inhabit Durban thanks to a special grant to buy them fruit and...

INDIAN TROOPS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Indian Troops In South Africa (1941)

The mayor of Durban honours Indian troops. South Africa.

BIG FIRE AT PORT ELIZABETH

Big Fire At Port Elizabeth (1938)

A huge fire rages in a timber yard at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

GREATEST OF ALL CARNIVALS

Greatest Of All Carnivals (1930)

The carnival in Nice centres around an African theme. France.

MOTORCYCLE RACE

Motorcycle Race (1920-1929)

Motorcycle race from Durban to Johannesburg, South Africa.

LADY BAILEY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Lady Bailey In South Africa (1920-1929)

Plane arrives at South African airport, watched by crowds.

KING OF WEST AFRICA

King Of West Africa (1920-1929)

The King of West Africa poses with entourage on London street.

CUTS / OUT TAKES FROM CP 381 - SEAL EXERCISER, ISA MIRANDA aka LAMP ARTIST and...

Cuts / Out Takes From Cp 381 - Seal Exerciser, Isa Miranda AKA Lamp Artist And... (1962)

Out...

ZEBRA DARTING

Zebra Darting (1968)

Zebra is knocked out with an anaesthetised dart so that it can have an identifying...

SPRINGBOKS V. ENGLAND

Springboks V. England (1932)

Good footage of the England V. South Africa rugby match - sadly no shots...

LET'S GROW NATIVE

Let's Grow Native (1931)

Africans dance and chant at a traditional festival, Africa.

VISITORS

Visitors (1932)

Various shots of birds in flight.

COASTING ABOUT CAPETOWN

Coasting About Capetown (1933)

Good aerial footage of Cape Town and surrounding areas, South Africa.

THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE!

The Head Of The House! (1933)

Hairstyles of African women are contrasted with the latest London hairdos...

THE HUMAN OSTRICH!

The Human Ostrich! (1940)

A man eats glass and razor blades, lies on a bed of nails and bends an iron...

HIDDEN TREASURE

Hidden Treasure (1931)

Footage of a children's treasure hunt in Durban.

A ROOF TOP LAUNCH!

A Roof Top Launch! (1940)

A new boat is lowered from a rooftop shipyard to the street below in Cape...

NAVIGATOR HONOURED

Navigator Honoured (1941)

Bartholomew Diaz, first white man in South Africa, is honoured with a cross.

SOUTH AFRICA'S AIR COMMANDO

South Africa's Air Commando (1941)

Field Marshal Smuts inspects the South African Air Force and wishes...

NAPLES

Naples (1937)

Duke of Aosta leaves Italy to take up position as Viceroy of Abyssinia (Ethiopia).

THE BIGGER THE NOISE, THE BIGGER THE WELCOME!

The Bigger The Noise, The Bigger The Welcome! (1928)

South Africans welcome actress Sybil Thorndike...

CHARITY GYMKHANA Dublin issue

Charity Gymkhana Dublin Issue (1942)

Plenty of car stunts by Kid Kavanagh and others at a charity...

FANATICISM OF THE ORIENT

Fanaticism Of The Orient (1940)

Hindu devotees in South Africa practice fire walking and piercing their...

LION CUBS issue title is TAME GENTLEMEN PLEASE

Lion Cubs Issue Title Is Tame Gentlemen Please (1937)

Young woman takes her pet lion cub for a...

DIZZY BUSINESS issue title is SEEING'S BELIEVING

Dizzy Business Issue Title Is Seeing's Believing (1941)

Steeplejack Tom Spate climbs high...

MUSICIANS IN THE MAKING issue title - BOB'S YOUR UNCLE

Musicians In The Making Issue Title - Bob's Your Uncle (1942)

The nephew of band leader Bob Jaffy...

OLYMPIC TRAINING

Olympic Training (1968)

Ghanaians work out at high altitude Olympic training camp in Kenya, Africa.

MINSTRELS

Minstrels (1947)

Clown in makeup - part of Cape own carnival.

SOUTH AFRICAN FOLK DANCING aka SOUTH AFRICA AFRIKAANS DANCING

South African Folk Dancing AKA South Africa Afrikaans Dancing (1948)

Formal dancing in 'eights'...

 LIFE IN A BANTU VILLAGE

Life In A Bantu Village (1960)

White tourists visit traditional Bantu village in Northern Transvaal,...

BLACK LABOUR IN DURBAN

Black Labour In Durban (1973)

Various shots of 'black-only' areas in Durban

SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET PRACTICE

South African Cricket Practice (1920-1929)

Slow motion shots of cricketers practising their game.

ELEPHANT HUNTING

Elephant Hunting (1929)

Group of European men and women on elephant safari in South Africa.

DUTCH DANCE

Dutch Dance (1963)

An item about Dutch folk dancing in South Africa.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 440 - FILM STAR ANIMALS and DUTCH DANCE

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 440 - Film Star Animals And Dutch Dance (1963)

Out takes (rushes,...

G.B.S. AS INCORRIGIBLY HUMOROUS AS EVER

G.B.S. As Incorrigibly Humorous As Ever (1932)

George Bernard Shaw talks to cameramen on arrival in...

[PATHE PICTORIAL CARTOON COMPETITION 5]

[pathe Pictorial Cartoon Competition 5] (1921)

The artist Poy draws a cartoon - the audience is...

PT PERFECTION

PT Perfection (1931)

Australian policemen in training in South Africa.