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WORLD'S 4TH LARGEST DIAMOND

World's 4th Largest Diamond (1934)

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

YOUNG WRESTLING STARS

Young Wrestling Stars (1936)

Young men in Pretoria learn to wrestle as part of their physical training...

PRETORIA ZOO BABIES issue title - HEY DAY

Pretoria Zoo Babies Issue Title - Hey Day (1941)

Footage of the animal at Pretoria Zoo in Africa.

P.T. aka YOUNG SOUTH AFRICANS P.T. issue title - HEAD OVER HEELS

P.T. AKA Young South Africans P.T. Issue Title - Head Over Heels (1941)

Boys and girls put on...

BABY HIPPO

Baby Hippo (1942)

Good shots of 6 month old hippopotamus which was rescued from an alligator. South...

VANGUARD OF VICTORY

Vanguard Of Victory (1941)

General Jan Smuts is presented with 'Vanguard of Victory' about victory in...

ZOO ARRIVALS

Zoo Arrivals (1937)

A look around National Zoological Gardens in Pretoria, South Africa.

 

 

CANINE COMRADES aka DOGS  Issue title - MAKING GOOD

Canine Comrades AKA Dogs Issue Title - Making Good (1939)

Footage of Police dogs being trained...

BABIES

Babies (1941)

Some cute babies take part in a show in Pretoria, South Africa.

RECORD RAINS WREAK HAVOC IN TRANSVAAL

Record Rains Wreak Havoc In Transvaal (1940-1949)

Heavy floods devastate area of Transvaal in South...

DR. VERWOERD MAKES A STATEMENT AS SOUTH AFRICA BECOMES A REPUBLIC

Dr. Verwoerd Makes A Statement As South Africa Becomes A Republic (1961)

The South African...

CROSSING THE LINE

Crossing The Line (1964)

When a ship crosses the equator the crew dress up in wigs and skirts and have...

A FULL PARADE

A Full Parade (1935)

South African Governor General Earl of Clarendon takes salute in defence force march...

A FIELD MARSHAL'S BATON

A Field Marshal's Baton (1941)

Sir Patrick Duncan presents Jan Smuts with Field Marshal's baton on...

GREAT RUGBY CLASH Dublin issue

Great Rugby Clash Dublin Issue (1942)

Rugby match between Northern Transvaal and Western Province...

BLUE FETE IN PRETORIA

Blue Fete In Pretoria (1940)

A parade to celebrate the blooming of the Jacaranda trees in Pretoria,...

GIANT TELESCOPE issue title is CALLING ALL STARS

Giant Telescope Issue Title Is Calling All Stars (1939)

At Radcliffe Observatory near Pretoria is...

ZOO aka PRETORIA ZOO - CHILDREN'S DAY

Zoo AKA Pretoria Zoo - Children's Day (1940)

Children visit Pretoria zoo in South Africa.

CARTRIDGE MAKING

Cartridge Making (1940)

The Royal Mint in Pretoria turns its machinery over to making cartridge cases....

IT'S A STRANGE WORLD

It's A Strange World (1955)

Ship launched on racecourse; horses arrive at London Airport; 3 year old boy...

PRETORIA - DAG SEES VERWOERD

Pretoria - Dag Sees Verwoerd (1961)

Dag Hammerskjold arrives in Pretoria to see Verwoerd. South...

ACTION IN THE SQUARED RING  aka AMATEUR BOXING - SOUTH AFRICA

Action In The Squared Ring AKA Amateur Boxing - South Africa (1940-1949)

Union Defence Force...

BARGE RESTAURANT

Barge Restaurant (1964)

A barge named Pretoria is salvaged in Suffolk and taken to London where it is...

SOUTH AFRICA REPUBLIC

South Africa Republic (1961)

Crowds gather in Pretoria as South Africa becomes a republic.

NAVY WEEK SOUTH AFRICA

Navy Week South Africa (1945)

South African newsreel item about Navy Week in South Africa.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 27

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 27 (1935)

Children's soapbox derby, a man roller-skis in...

BOYS' P.T. aka CHILDREN OF SOUTH AFRICA

Boys' P.T. AKA Children Of South Africa (1944)

A camp in Pretoria helps boys to get fit and work on...

CHEERS ALL THE WAY

Cheers All The Way (1933)

Gayford and Nicholetts - famous aviators - land in Pretoria, South Africa.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 83

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 83 (1939)

A baby Anoa, Rome's Bread Museum and Ginger Rogers leaves her...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in a Nutshell includes a frozen town in Quebec, German artillery units on...

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL SOUTH AFRICAN FLOODS, US TENNIS CHAMPION ALICE MARBLE AT...

News In A Nutshell South African Floods, Us Tennis Champion Alice Marble At... (1937)

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