South Africa - Diamond Rush

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1359
Date Released
20 Jun 1955
Date submitted
23 May 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 10
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Diamond Diggings Opened. DESCRIPTION: In the Transvaal, 140 diggers wait to stake their claim in a new diamond field. They’re off to make themselves millionaires. SHOTLIST: GV of spectators. Union flag lowered. Licences being withdrawn and handed to prospectors. Old woman running to stake her claim. Several shots of men running. Claims being staked. Old man claiming his stake. GV of diamond field.
Keywords
Mining
Locations
South Africa; Transvaal
Card file number
63601
Credits:
Camera
H. Duncan Abraham
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
Film clip

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'South Africa - Diamond Rush', British Movietone News Issue No. 1359, 20 Jun 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20137 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)