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FIRST NATIVE HARVEST

First Native Harvest (1925)

Farmers receive prizes as an incentive to grow more fruit on the Gold Coast....

GOLD PROSPECTING issue title - GOOD AS GOLD

Gold Prospecting Issue Title - Good As Gold (1938)

Footage of gold mining in Lanarkshire.

GOLD BEATING

Gold Beating (1949)

Item showing how gold leaf is made. London.

GOLD VAULT AT BANK OF ENGLAND

Gold Vault At Bank Of England (1968)

Photograph of the bars of gold stacked in a vault.

GUINEA GOLD

Guinea Gold (1940)

Mud and stones are dredged for gold in New Guinea.

GOLD RUSH IN HOLLAND.

Gold Rush In Holland. (1966)

Dutch farmers find ancient gold coins in the fields

AUSTRALIAN GOLD TOWN

Australian Gold Town (1967)

Abandoned Australian gold town of Sofala.

 

 

ANOTHER

Another "Gold Rush" (1933)

Men of the London Stock Exchange rush onto the streets as boom hits.

MINING AT JOHANNESBURG FOR GOLD AND URANIUM

Mining At Johannesburg For Gold And Uranium (1950)

Miners at work drilling, gold bar being weighed,...

DRAGGING FOR GOLD

Dragging For Gold (1963)

Dragging for Gold in Siberia, Soviet Union.

ASSAY LABORATORY

Assay Laboratory (1960-1969)

Various aspects of silver production

 GOLD RUSH IN SOUTH AFRICA

Gold Rush In South Africa (1920-1929)

Men rush to stake claims on land where they believe gold can be...

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...

4,300 FT BELOW EARTH'S SURFACE

4,300 Ft Below Earth's Surface (1926)

Party of British farmers visit a gold mine in South Africa.

4,300 FT BELOW EARTH'S SURFACE orange tint

4,300 Ft Below Earth's Surface Orange Tint (1926)

British Farmers touring South Africa visit the...

BAT-MAN STRIKES IT RICH!

Bat-Man Strikes It Rich! (1953)

Bill Freeman finds bats Guano - the best fertiliser known to men with...

AUSSIES STRIKE IT RICH

Aussies Strike It Rich (1950)

Australians start another gold rush after finding a big nugget in a back...

GOLDMINE aka GOLD SLUICING

Goldmine AKA Gold Sluicing (1940)

A look at a large gold prospecting concern in New Guinea.

SPECIAL - DIAMONDS - INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Special - Diamonds - International Awards (1969)

Diamond show at London's design centre.

GOLD BEATERS

Gold Beaters (1952)

Footage of goldsmiths at work making charms for bracelets in Kent.

GEM STONES TO BE FOUND IN AUSTRALIA

Gem Stones To Be Found In Australia (1965)

Precious stones found in Oberon, Australia.

GERMAN GOLD RESERVES

German Gold Reserves (1968)

Gold bars in vaults of Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt.

VIRGIN GOLD RUSH DAYS

Virgin Gold Rush Days (1930)

Feature film and documentary material of gold prospecting.

BACKGROUND SCENES OF SOUTH AFRICA

Background Scenes Of South Africa (1961)

Various shots of City of Johannesburg, West Dreifontein...

"The Gold Rush Of 1933" (1933)

American government policy leads to a reopening of gold mines.

GOLD!  FROM WALES

Gold! From Wales (1933)

Interior and exterior of a gold mine near Dolgelley in Wales. ...

LIBERTY CAVALCADE Dublin issue

Liberty Cavalcade Dublin Issue (1942)

Prime Minister Smuts attends the opening ceremony of the Liberty...

GOLD AND SILVER MAKE RARE FINDS

Gold And Silver Make Rare Finds (1958)

Gold prospecting in Canada and a hidden vaults of Silver in...

DEEP SHAFT SETS RECORD - SOUTH AFRICA

Deep Shaft Sets Record - South Africa (1959)

South African gold mine competes with Soviet mine for...

$50,000 GOLD PLATE

$50,000 Gold Plate (1953)

Finishing touches put to an 18 carat gold dinner service made by Asprey &...

INSIDE FORTH KNOX  - Colour

Inside Forth Knox - Colour (1971)

Inside Fort Knox, US Gold Bullion Depository - Colour.

CARPET TESTED IN GOLD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO

Carpet Tested In Gold Street, San Francisco (1962)

Various tests on nylon fibre carpet on Gold...

KENYA

Kenya (1965)

Typical scenes from Kenya - dhows in a harbour, a market town and gold ware craftsman.

 NEW TOWNSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN AUSTRALIA

New Township Development In Australia (1962)

New town erected in Australia on mineral wealth.

THE HARBOUR

The Harbour (1930)

Educational film showing the building of a harbour on the Gold Coast of West Africa.

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 9

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 9 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

NEVADA STRIKE STARTS GOLD RUSH

Nevada Strike Starts Gold Rush

Prospectors hunt for gold in hills of Nevada.

FOOD AND CLOTHING IN GREECE aka FOOD + CLOTHING IN GREECE

Food And Clothing In Greece AKA Food + Clothing In Greece (1947)

Scenes showing the abundance of...

GOLD IN JOHANNESBURG

Gold In Johannesburg (1962)

A look at the process of gold mining in Johannesburg.

RICHES OF THE EARTH

Riches Of The Earth (1940)

Wild West gold mining towns compared with industrial gold mining of present...

HOBBIES ON SHOW

Hobbies On Show (1955)

Craftsmanship of many countries presented at Handcrafts Exhibition in London.

JEWELLERY DESIGNS

Jewellery Designs (1969)

Footage of the modern jewellery sculptured by George Weil. London.

THE NATION FIGHTS INFLATION aka BRITAIN FIGHTS INFLATION

The Nation Fights Inflation AKA Britain Fights Inflation (1948)

Various shots of post-war...

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 5

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 5 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

NEWS BRIEFS THE THREE WHEEL WHIZZER, G.I.'S LEARN JAPANESE FISHING, JAPANESE WAR...

News Briefs The Three Wheel Whizzer, G.I.'s Learn Japanese Fishing, Japanese War... (1945)

Roundup...

Selected Originals - BY

Selected Originals - By "Comet" To Johannesburg. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "By...

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 8

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 8 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

THE HARBOUR

The Harbour (1930)

Educational film showing the building of a harbour on the Gold Coast of West Africa.

EMERGENT AFRICA

Emergent Africa (1968)

Fascinating and detailed look at Lesotho in South Africa, shortly after the...