George Cross for Native Tracker

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1183A

Date Released

7 Feb 1952

Date submitted

31 Jan 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1A Tribute to His Majesty King George VI
2. 14th Round - Spurs V Newcastle
3. 2Water Tricks
4. 3Ohio Floods
5. 4George Cross for Native Tracker
6. 5Nairobi Greets Royal Visitors
7. 6A Tribute to His Majesty King George VI
8. *Leeds V Bradford
9. *Burnley V Coventry
10. *Rugger: Wales V Scotland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 1

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: George Cross for Native Tracker. DESCRIPTION: Mr Malcolm MacDonald visits Sarawak. Governor presents George Cross. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Native girls kneeling on ground. Native girls in traditional dress walk onto lawn, presenting food & drink to the seated who include Mr Malcolm MacDonald. Several shots of the traditional ceremony. GV castle with parade of troops in fore. Sir Anthony Abell crosses river in boat, with residence in background. Comes ashore, cut-in officer saluting with sword. Abell on parade ground. SCU Awang, the tracker. Abell decorating Awang. CU George Cross on his pocket, also his shoulder sign.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Women; Environment; Customs and traditions; Ceremonies; Military; Awards and honours

Locations

Malaysia; Sarawak

Footage sources

Central Office of Information

Card file number

56715

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

93

Story extras:

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