News from Africa

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
61/6
Date Released
19 Jan 1961
Length of issue (in feet)
614
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
It’s a dead heat at the end of a 110 mile canoe race through rough water. And for a more surprising hobby, how about keeping a pet lion as a South African couple do after adopting him in the jungle.
Keywords
Sport; Animals
Locations
Bechuanaland; Bulawayo; Umgeni River
Pathe Registration No.
26058
Credits:
Camera
G. Thomas Cummins
Camera
M. B. Fisher
Commentator
Robert C. Danvers Walker
Cutter
Robert Risk
Story extras:
Film clip
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Phone
0207 665 8340
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Notes
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'News from Africa', Pathe News Issue No. 61/6, 19 Jan 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/109539 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)