News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Voortrekkers Celebrate

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
500
Date Released
2 Jan 1939
Date submitted
30 Dec 1938
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: That "White Christmas" in London and Paris
  2. 2News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Christmas Hurricane in Sydney
  3. 3News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Hunting Holiday Task
  4. 4News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wedding Bells in Suffolk
  5. 5News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Khartoum Party
  6. 6News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Voortrekkers Celebrate
  7. 7News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Cordell Hull at Lima
  8. 8News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ambassador Kennedy
  9. 9News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: A Good Riddance to 1938

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 9
Section Title
News Pageant of Movietone - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Voortrekker Celebrations. SHOTLIST: The commanders converge on Pretoria where a camp has been pitched near the site for the memorial monument. A great march past is held, Boy Scouts and Girl Guides participating and bearing the old republican flags. The first stone of the monument is laid by three women descendants of the first pioneers. Covered wagons and occupants. Nairobi Voortrekkers - CARD 35191 Sir Robert Brooke Popham, the Governor of Kenya, arrives in an ox drawn wagon at the camp of the Dutch settlers on the occasion of the great Voortrek. The governor opens a hall to commemorate the trek and the dress conforms with the South African style.
Keywords
Commemorations; Organisations; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Children; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Fashion and costume; Military; Youth
Footage sources
Nairobi
South Africa
Card file number
35190
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:
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