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SOUTH AFRICA
220844 19:15:14 - 19:22:35 1900c Si b/w
Gold and
Diamond Mines of South Africa
Conquest pictures
Johannesburg street scene w/ double-decker buses, pedestrians and shops.
The Joch mine: pan along buildings of gold mine. Weights up cables pulling
cars.
The Tube Mill, which pulverises ore w/ cylinders turning. Black men shovelling
pulverised ore.
Cyanide tanks with waste rock being conveyed in small cars by men on cable railroad.
White miners coming out of mine.
Street scene in Kimberly with people hanging out, men and women and parked
cars.
Diamond mine offices with ornate front, horse-drawn carriage passes by.
Premier Mine where Cullinan diamond was found, with large open pit.
'Blue earth' (containing diamonds)
brought to surface by ore cars
and left to weather for a year. Blue earth dissolved into 'diamond mud': LS
ore cars across bridge.
'Pulsator', large turning drums, where diamond mud is separated. White man showing day's output.
Miner's compound where natives are kept: men shooting crap, cooking bread
outdoors. Men washing clothes.
220672 02:00:12 - 02:05:01 191? SIL B/W
WWI -
British Newsreel Excerpts
BC - Gen. Smuts at aircraft factory - holding flag; S. Africa - aircraft t.o. South African cavalry with saddles & horses.
02:03:43 Russian trade unionists in front of Hamilton House with Col. John Ward and W.E. Appleton of Federation of trade Unionists.
02:04:31 British troops constructing bridge in African forest - wounded carried
over bridge.
220896 16:07:12 - 16:17:51 1917 SIL B/W
WWI -
Newsreel Excerpts
16:10:23 Troops or prisoners on horseback. 16:10:55 African chiefs? in amazing head-dresses. Zulu? warrior performing native dance. British royals? arriving by car for display.
16:12:01
220854 17:26:12 - 17:36:28 1931 SIL B/W
The Word
of God In Africa
Map of Southern Africa, below equator. Shows the size of the African continent by superimposing China, USA,
India and other countries on map of Africa.
Village with mud huts. Missionaries? arriving in village by train. African workers building bridge over small river and car passes. River forded by automobile with group of kids behind. Bicycle on raft. Line of men carrying boxes and suitcases
- missionary follows them.
17:30:35 Village life:
Pounding and crushing grain. Mother
with child on back. Iron pottery
and carving utensils. War dance
and other traditional dances.
Polygamy - men bargaining. Cow
pen. Bride escorted to new husbandŐs
home.
African preacher. Baptism dunking
into water tank. Outdoors religious service for African Christians. Christian marriage at mission church. Husband and wife in rocking chair in Western clothes with
kids. Procession and offerings of bananas to priest.
220854 17:36:37 - 17:47:20 1931 SIL B/W
Medical
Missions In Africa
re Sleeping sickness - CU mosquito & Tsetse fly. Medicine man. Sacrifice
or ritual involving burning leaves. Women and children ill with sleeping sickness
tottering and shaking. Man with enormous growths / ulcers on skin. Village scene w/ women pounding manioc. African doctor examines villagers at dispensary. Sending patient to Protestant mission hospital in African ambulance
(litter pulled by oxen). Sick people on stretchers carried by relatives. African doctors supervised by colonial look through microscopes. Giving treatment for leprosy - injection. Vaccination. Patients in long line at outdoor clinic. Operating room with surgeons. Outdoor
hospital beds. African nurse
training. Bathing and spoon feeding babies. African nurses in uniform wave goodbye to others sent to work
in rural district. Fat
Black baby on scales.
Colonisation / colonial
221143 06:10:49 - 06:11:40 1931 SIL B/W
Diamond
Diggers Rush To Prospect Newly-Opened Land (1931) Lichtenburg aka Lichtenberg,
Transvaal, Africa
Pan across many sites of digging. Black
policeman w/ papers watches men in blankets walking past. Men working shaker machines, cranking
machine, standing in front of huts. CU of dumping sieve & putting diamonds on tip of trowel into small
cannister.
221230 19:20:11 - 19:20:42 1936 SIL B/W
C.W.A.
Scott Wins Britain - So. Africa Air Race In 53 Hrs.
Single engine plane onto runway with two men balancing wingtips. Crowd watching, Scott & G. Guthrie
out of Percival Vega Gull airplane and walking w/ group of VIPs.
Long Distance 1936 Aviation Race; Pilots;
221018 13:33:04 - 13:35:29 1937 - 1955 SD B/W
[Montage:
Princesses Margaret & Elizabeth Travelling]
[Mostly very brief shots - trims] Princess
Elizabeth talking to group of South American ordinary folk. Elizabeth as child arriving at Highland gathering with family inc.
Queen Mary. With Margaret as children in Girl Guide uniforms. Elizabeth as teenager with father King
George VI. Margaret reviewing
colonial troops in Bermuda?
13:33:56 Elizabeth with Margaret
at Passing of the Equator ceremony during 1947 State visit to South Africa;
playing tag on deck w/ crew. Both
princesses horse riding on beach. Elizabeth as bridesmaid. Coronation of Elizabeth. Margaret
visiting coal mine. Elizabeth
arriving at church in Windward Isles. At fatherŐs coronation in 1937.
British Royalty.
221304 17:45:33 - 17:45:59 1939 SIL B/W
London,
England
Ca. 20Feb39
Alex Henshaw Breaks England to Cape Town Aviation Record in Mew Gull. Small single-engine monoplane G-AEXF pushed
across field; pilot helped out. Surrounded
by people drinks from cup, shakes hands & is carried on shoulders accompanied
by several police.
LN 501-642 01:26:53 - 01:31:50 1942 SIL B/W
[Kimberly,
British South Africa]
Woman at fruit & vegetable stall in square, cars parked behind. Policeman & man talking in shade,
traffic behind. People walking
toward camera on covered sidewalk past stores. LS to government building. Two men w/ bicycles talking in foreground.
01:27:44 Looking down into crater-like
open pit & tilt up to rim. Tilt down into crater. Tailings pile & hoist, men pass in foreground. Pipe & away from buidings & across
road. Large pile of mine debris. Inactive buildings & railroad. Mine carts.
01:30:00 LS of Kimberly House,
official entering thru main entrance seen from inside. Gate closed.
01:30:18 Sifting machine shaking
rocks or grit. MCU of woman sorting
out diamonds, sizing & weighing. Pan over piles of various sizes. Woman sorting individual diamonds.
LN 501-644 04:53:03 - 05:03:17 1942 SIL B/W
[South
Africa Gold Mine; Weekend Military Encampment, 1942]
Black native miners w/ jackhammers in stope or underground tunnel, Kelly w/
lantern inspecting & leaving mine. Electrical railway in mine passing on tracks. CU Kelly at rock. Men
shoveling ore into cart.
04:55:07 Miners out of elevator
& walk to Change House. Kelly
& other whites having coffee in changing room; clothes on hanging ropes,
Kelly changing boots & leaving Change House.
04:55:55 Gold in bucket lifted
out of furnace & poured w/ tongs into molds.
04:57:12 Mold dumped & gold
bullion brick carried to scale. Miners
walking home w/ mine in background. Whites together & Blacks segregated together.
04:57:56 Kelly up gravel walk
to house, greeted by two children. Shot
from inside of kids watching for dad, get up & go out to greet him.
04:59:12 Family at table having
coffee & cake. Kelly in uniform
kisses family goodbye & leaves. Out front door, down path w/ rifle & duffle bag en route
to weekend camp.
05;00:09 Flag of Mines Engineering
Brigade w/ jackhammer in center. Men
lined up w/ tents behind. Empty
duffle for inspection; men talking. Kit being inspected. Men put things back, at attention, leave w/ bags to tents.
05;01:37 Sign: Middelvlei Camp West Rand Battalion Mines Engineering Brigade SAEC and barbed wire fence. Kelly instructing in handling the Bren
gun, men listening; Kelly dismantling gun.
05:02:56 Man w/ blankets into
tent; others out. Several sitting
reading, talking in front of tents.
WWII; Mining; British Colonialism; Dutch Colonialism; British South Africa;
220985 21:54:15 - 21:56:45 1946 Sd/Sil B/W
[Princess
Elizabeth Visits South Africa, 1946]
MS King George VI of England w/ Queen Elizabeth hold umbrellas while greeting
crowds on Royal visit to South Africa. Princess Elizabeth makes speech from podium, windy day, holds hat;
'I have looked forward to this journey for so long...have read many books
about South Africa...'. Brief
shot of Queen w/ umbrella and bunch of flowers greeting well-wishers.
21:54:48 MS Princess Elizabeth
prepares to go horse riding. VS
Elizabeth and aides on horseback on beach. Princess exits car, reviews military. Speech at podium again; presented w/ gift
by President? and wife. Princess
raises Naval Ensign? flag alongside Union Jack and watches from balcony as
Navy ship w/ sailors in white uniforms standing to attention passes through
harbour.
221154 13:34:54 - 13:35:51 1946 SD B/W
Transport
a la King (1946) South Africa
Covered railroad station platform and people looking at new train car to be
used by King George VI on his visit to South Africa. Interior shots of bedroom cars equipped w/ phones. Rolls Royce car displayed, interior seen
through roof showing opening divider w/ storage compartments. Electric windows and blinds demonstrated.
Transportation, Royalty; Wealth; Expense; Colonialism; Colonies;
220685 01:22:32 - 01:23:34 1947 SD B/W
Royal
Family Sees African Grandeur
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth walk in gardens. Victoria Falls - Royal family visit including princesses Elizabeth
and Margaret.
01:22:51 British protectorate of Barotseland - King presents award to Chief. Natives beating drums. King and Queen watch. Natives in canoes - front oarsman calls rhythm.
220656 23:11:39 - 23:12:59 1947 SD B/W
Royal
Family Arrives in South Africa
King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and princesses Elizabeth and Margaret arriving
in Capetown - greeted by Prime Minister Smuts. Huge crowds as royals drive in cortege through streets.
23:12:17 Garden party held for visitors on the estate of Governor General
Van Zion? Fashionable women presented
to Royal party. Queen in ostrich
feather hat. Women with parasols.
220656 23:17:45 - 23:18:57 1947 SD B/W
Natives
Welcome Royalty
Zulus some wearing strange headdresses doing traditional tribal dancing. Mass of natives on horseback travelling
to capital to see Royal visitors. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and princesses Elizabeth and
margaret in cortege drive down crowd lined avenue. Good CU royals. Native
crowds.
220989 02:43:28 - 02:44:43 1948 SD B/W
News In
Brief: South Africa
Donald O'Connor sits in back of open-top car greeting crowds on visit to South
Africa; cars w/ women competing in beauty contest, top prize trip to Hollywood;
CUs women in hats smile and wave. All-white
crowd. Black dancers perform
in 'tribal' costume; 'the dark dancers of Darkest Africa put on their version
of Hot Jive'; O'Connor conducts then joins in, holds spear and shield.
220272 03:39:42 - 03:40:37 1960 Sd B/W
News In
Brief (Demonstrations against South African Government.)
Large crowds of blacks at Sharpsville demonstrate against new law requiring
passes to be carried. Men
w/ placard for freedom. Planes
and troop carriers. Wounded
& dead tended. Troops and police. Apartheid; segregation; freedom; civil rights.
220646 09:46:26 - 09:47:07 1960 SD B/W
News In
Brief - South Africa - Disasters
Rescuers attempt to reach coal miners trapped for a week. People at top of mine waiting. Women crying.
Poor quality.
220919 02:38:35 - 02:44:03 1960 SD b/w News Highlights of 1960
02:39:07: Black South Africans demonstrating against apartheid
02:39:14: South African Premier survives assassination attempt by white farmer
02:39:30:
220310 14:08:08 - 14:09:15 1961 Sd B/W
New Nation
- South Africa Celebrates Independence.
Top shot city. Military personnel
or police on horseback with rifles in
parade to celebrate independence. Limousine in parade. Government house, New President Charles Schwartz onto balcony in top
hat., crowds watching. Prime
Minister Verwoerd makes speech. President Schwartz to microphones. No natural sound.
X 221189 00:53:00 - 01:03:13 1973 SD COL&B/W
World
Congress of Peace Forces: Peace To You Our Planet Earth Pt 1 of 5
INCLUDING:
00:54:56 War in Cambodia two young boys cover their ears. Buildings on fire in Northern Ireland. Protesters in masks, glasses. Police w/ dogs in South Africa. Scenes of atrocities from Rhodesia, South Africa, Mozambique w/ arrests, kickings,
fighting. Police fire tear gas
in protesting crowds. Officers
kick captured black guys. Black
woman screams, try to hit policeman. Collapsed guy pulled by arms. Injured Protesters.
00:55:51
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items can be viewed on VHS, but please allow 4-6 weeks delay in obtaining
masters.
03.22.50 25Jan30 Africa Rally from Cape to Cairo.|
10Dec40 Sd. SS Robin Doncaster
launched for South African run
09.05.40 03Feb47 British royal family embark on the 'Vanguard' on tour to South Africa;
06.37.50 20Feb47 Sd. England's King, Queen & Princesses
on yacht enroute to South Africa & Queen shooting movie camera
08.29.30 21Nov47 Si. South African Trade Comission.|
02.36.30 31Mar60 Sd. South Africa crisis continues and is discussed
at UN assembly;
02.55.40 11Apr60 Sd. South Africa Premier Verwoerd shot;
11.33.40 13Jul61 Sd. Ostrich farming in South Africa;
10.13.45 14Dec61 Sd Nobel Prize to South African Albert Luthuli
07.04.35 29Jan62 Sd The Transkei area to become independent, South Africa;
02.05.50 04Aug63 Sd. Fish swim ashore in Natal, South Africa;
01:22:52 08Sep66 Si. South African P.M. Verwoerd assassinated
07.27.50 08Aug67 (Sd missing on ref) British South African Police Show
#19 01:01:16| Sd. South
Africa (?) Cape to England flight arrival.
#42 01:36:40| Sd Pilots
for race to South Africa named.
#179 01:06:38| Sd. King
& Queen visit Cape Town, South Africa on HMS Valiant, batleship(?). Receiving line. Welcome (GOOD but printer ride).
#181 00:22:38| Si. Train arrival & King & Queen off, visiting ?? (probably in
Cape Town, South Africa.
#181 00:51:00| Si/Sd. 4 cars on road along side moving train. King, Queen & Princesses in stadium receive flowers. (GOOD) Motorcade thru town. African natives dance. Visit reptile garden.
#182 00:00:00| Sd/Si 4) King Queen visit to Africa & arrests & cheering crowds.
Royal family boards plain and taking off. (GOOD)
#183 00:28:25| Sd. African
tribe dancing. Queen, King
& family. Motorcade. (GOOD)
#183 00:34:31| Si. 7) King & Queen & Elizabeth along unid. tropical coast.
#183 01:06:32| Sd. King,
Queen & Elizabeth watch slow march. King speaks. Motorcade, ball?. Johannesburg, South Africa. (GOOD)
#254 00:31:34| Sd./Si. 3) Three men signing ?? , speaks about
2 loans to Union of South Africa
that International Bank has made for electricity & tranport development. Lending for first time in association
with private capital, plus credits from private banks. Others speak about splendid accomplishments
of S. AfricaÉ
#285 01:24:09| Si. Nurse & sailors in tropics. Elizabeth & Phillip receiving ?? in Africa.
#539? #285 01:31:38| ?? DBVT Si/Sd. 2) Motorcade of Elizabeth in
Africa. 4) France & ceremony. Eisenhower reviewing troops, speaks (sd).
#285 01:44:48| ?? Sd. 2)
King George obituary film. Elizabeth
& Phillip leave for Africa. 7)
Africa & Princess Elizabeth & Phillip. Viewing wild animals.
#378 01:15:10| Si. 5,6)
Queen & Prince Philip in Africa, into and out of courtroom or parliament. Passing out certificates. Africans
in robes. Ext. and crowds. 01:17:53 Queen & Prince out of building w/ Governor, shaking hands
with natives. Garden party. 8) Equipment to vacuum airport airstrip
shown. 10) Africans on horseback in ceremonial dress and on foot parade for
Queen & Prince. Dancing (GOOD)
V29 #14 Si. 4) Queen & Prince driven past flag waving Africans. Dancers. (?)
#387 00:52:18| Sd/Si. 6) Queen Elizabeth, Prince & children board BOAC & take
off. Landing arrival in Africa. Dancing etc. 7) Motorcade thru ?? Formally dressed & posing.
#180 00:25:33|. Si. Jul42
(sic). Union of South Africa
horserace
#180 00:29:26| Si. (card)
Cape Town & North Rhodesians on docks, troops & Imperial troops; unloading
fruit; Italian POWs searched and boarding ship.
#180 00:35:52| Si. (card) Munitions factory and manufacturing bombs
and mines in South Africa.
#180 00:44:42| Si. M) (card)
Aug42 Port Elizabeth & Farmers
Cooperative. Wool buying, baling. N) (card) Labor picking oranges.
#180 01:10:36| Si. (card)
Jun-Sep42 Pretoria & government
buildings. See card for names.
#180 01:18:57| Si. U) (card) Sep42 Pretoria, Smuts receiving War Council. V) (card) Aug42 Bloemfontein Appeal Court and other buildings. Harvard University Observatory & giant telescope being operated
by astronomer.
#180 01:30:46| Si. (card) Women's Auxiliary Army Service using telescope
& other equipment at anti-aircraft post. Air school & WAAF & RAF in class
and relaxing. Women mechanics
working on Tiger Moth, British South Africa.
#180 01:40:21| Si. (card)
Jul42 British South Africa. Men drop cards and into vehicles, moving
cross country. Gun crew of native
soldiers firing. Training under
Gen. Botha & Du Prees.
#180 01:48:00 Si. (card)
Jun42 British South Africa native
recruits issued uniforms & equipment, drilling & training at Welgedacht.
#181 00:00:00| Si. (card)
Jun42 South Africa. J.H. Hofmeyr watching natives learning
to drive w/ dummy instruments and layout of vehicle. Heavy vehicles driven, guns pulled & prepared for action
& firing.
#181 00:09:20| Si. (card) Jun42 Eshowe(sp?) British South Africa. Zulus drilling w/ 25 pounder guns.
#181 00:18:17| Si. (card) Jun42 Small Arms class drilling seen from roof. South African Naval Forces drilling, signaling
and at coastal defense post.
#181 00:25:56| Si. Jul42
(sic) British South Africa, Zulus
chiefs & warriors training, dancing, mock warfare. Royal Kraal and family life.
David Livingstone in Africa (1942) r3) Son prays, discover Lage Ngami. Discover Victoria Falls. Si.,
B/W|
01.49.02 [Ford Motor Co. of South Africa] Port Elizabeth (1949)
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