SOUTH AFRICA: Exclusive photo report by Maurice Ford of South Africa's war effort reviewed from every angle.

Record ID: 453038

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: Exclusive photo report by Maurice Ford of South Africa's war effort reviewed from every angle.
  • Date: 9th October 1941
  • Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Union in Arms / South Afriuca's Total Effort / Exclusive Photo Report by Maurice Ford SOUTH AFRICA: Durban: EXT AIR VIEWS / AERIALS over coastline of Durban and town of Durna AIR VIEWS / AERIALS of Avro Anson plane flying over ships in harbour Pretoria: GV Skyline of Pretoria GV Government House South African flag flying on flagpole Close Shot General Smuts (South African PM) Natal: LV Youths (recruits) arriving at camp gate. Angle shot youths being directed by sentry. Youths walking along "Smuts Road" with their luggage CU sign "Smuts Road." New arrivals (in uniform) being drilled in marching Recruits with Lewis gun. Recruits fixing machine gun on tripod. Sign 'SAEC Concealment Camouflage Section' Track shot away from gun and instructor explaining. SV Instructor at blackboard. Various shots of men seated listening to instructor Men walking to camouflaged soldier behind bush. CU camouflaged soldier in tall grass raises his straw camouflaged head. Camouflaged rifle fires in grass Soldier gets up from camouflaged position and walks towards men and instructor and soldier inspects his camouflage PAN men making notes. Desert type of camouflage showing men opening concealed Bren gun post in sand. Men in pit with Bren gun. Two men remove camouflage to reveal soldier in look-out in a small pit. Camouflaged man and ordinary S. African soldier. CU camouflaged soldier track towards camera Kimbrley: Air Cadets marching past headed by "Piper" band. CU Air Commodore Frew taking salute Air force girls marching past. Parents sitting watching. Frew shakes hands and presents Wings to Cadet. CUs Frew pins Wings on to tunics and talking to cadets Planes flying over assembly in fly past to salute new Cadets. RAF flag flying beside SAAF flag INT GVs machine shop in factory and women working at machines CU woman at machine pan down to machine working. Another woman, wearing goggles, working at machine. CU side view same woman. Various shots of grinding machines at work. CU sign "Cincinatti" on American machine. CU showing American machine working. Angle shot of lathe turning with gun barrel Close Shot gun barrels lined up PULL OUT GV fitting shop floor Two men sliding barrel into position on cradle of gun. Armour plate covering being put on to gun. CU man fixing gun-sight. Testing breach of gun. GV Workers checking finished gun. EXT Howitzer guns being towed by lorries. Gunners erecting gun into position. CU soldier looking at gun-sight. Hand putting shell into breach and closing. LV gun fires. Back shot gun fires. GV explosion. CU gun fires. CU explosion. Convoy of armoured vehicles along road. Travel shot armoured vehicles along road. LV vehicles across field, on manoeuvres, in "V" formation. CU vehicles across field in "V" formation and then stop. Angle shot signaller on armoured vehicle with flag. GV vehicles across field. Vehicle towards and runs over tree. Close Side Shot machine gun firing. Bursts in sand. CV Vehicles lined up and crews waving PAN CU Morris Ford photographing with cine camera Military band towards leading troops to station. GVs troops marching with kit bags. High Angle shot troops lined up on railway station. CUs Soldiers smiling CU War veteran. Soldier chalking 'V' on front of train "North and Victory" on side of train and soldiers waving from windows Train towards and past with cheering troops waving from windows PAN to BV Angle shot of soldier saluting with South African flag in background South African flag flying on flagpole Personalities - Journalists, British Empire, Camera Effects, Military - Active / Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts
  • Embargoed: 24th October 1941 13:00
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  • Location: KIMBERLEY, DURBAN, S. AFRICA S.AFRICA S. AFRICA DURBAN, PRETORIA NATAL, KIMBERLEY, S. AFRICA S. AFRICA S. AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Defence / Military
  • Reuters ID: LVAB2LOKHNTEL9ADKRNLYPF6VTTV
  • Story Text: South Africa's war effort reviewed from every angle.
    Durban, S. Africa: Graphic Air views Report of M. Ford's Pictures of Durban.

    Pictures of Government House etc. in Pretoria.

    Young Boys Join S. African Youth Training Brigade.

    South African Engineering Corps Receiving Lesson in Camouflage.

    Presentation of Wings to Men Who Had Dressed into War Service With the RAF.

    Speedy War-Production of 3.6" Howitzers in South African Factory.

    3.7" Howitzers go to Artillery Units Towed by Lorries and are Tested.

    Pictures of 80 m.p.h. Armoured Vehicles.

    Departure of S. African Troops for Middle East etc.
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