Gold Strike on a Farm

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1045A
Date Released
16 Jun 1949
Date submitted
13 Jun 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gold Strike. DESCRIPTION: A small farm in the village of Henneman, near Johannesburg, has literally struck gold, making the owner very rich. SHOTLIST: KS. Brokers jostling (elevated) inside exchange. GV Farm Erdfeel. Pan to cow shed on farmland. SCU Mr van Rensberg. Rensberg family on farm. MS tilt down mine derrick, piece of gold ore taken from bore. GV Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Inside exchange brokers & jobbers bustling around one another on gold shares.
Keywords
Mining
Locations
Johannesburg; Henneman
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
52101
Credits:
Camera
H. Duncan Abraham
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
92
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Gold Strike on a Farm', British Movietone News Issue No. 1045A, 16 Jun 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15782 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)