Africans Get Authority 1959

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Title reads: "Africans get authority".

Zeerust, Transvaal, South Africa.

G/V Zeerust area of the Transvaal South Africa. Panning shot black Africans assembled at meeting for the inauguration of Regional Bantu Authority. M/S Mr. De Wet Nel, Minister of Bantu, arriving for the meeting....

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
51249
Sort Number:
59/066
Time in/Out:
01:14:08:00 / 01:15:16:00
Canister:
59/66
Film ID:
1593.11
Issue Date:
17/08/1959

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