Behind the Bancroft Story

Series

Series Name

Rhodesian Spotlight

Issue

Issue No.

69

Date Released

1958

Length of issue (in feet)

705

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flights From Nairobi
2. 2Sir Robert Tredgold Visits the USA
3. 3Scouts Keep Transport Tally
4. 4News fron Nyasaland
5. 5Behind the Bancroft Story

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

BFI synopsis: The closure of the Federation’s newest copper mine. Europeans found jobs. Blacks kindly repatriated.

Keywords

Mining

Written sources

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Credits:

Production Co.

Central African Film Unit

Camera

John Roulet

Length of story (in feet)

301

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Notes

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