South Africa Welcomes Children from Britain

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
40/91
Date Released
11 Nov 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1British and Polish Air Chiefs Meet
  2. 2Roosevelt Re-Elected
  3. 3South Africa Welcomes Children from Britain
  4. 4Win the War Rally in Australia
  5. *The Whirl of New York
  6. *Victims of Mid-Ocean Collision
  7. *Cargo Ship Launched
  8. *The Last Journey
  9. *Buffalo Round Up
  10. *Irish Cesarewitch
  11. *Just Football

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
308 children from Britain arrive in South Africa to be welcomed by the British High Commissioner and the Mayor of Cape Town. Afterwards they attend a party at Westbrooke, the home of the Governor General.
Researcher Comments
Sir Patrick Duncan is the Governor General.
Keywords
Politics and government; Children; Displaced persons
Locations
Cape Town; South Africa
Length of story (in feet)
160
Story extras:
Film clip
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