Pretoria Centenary

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1381
Date Released
21 Nov 1955
Date submitted
17 Nov 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pretoria Centenary Fair. DESCRIPTION: Pretoria, (the capital of South Africa) was founded by Martinus Pretorius, just a hundred years ago. The city has been celebrating the centenary with three months of festivities of many kinds. SHOTLIST: CU statue of Martinus Pretorius. CU crowds at the fair. GV parade of carnival figures. GV fair stalls etc. CU dancers performing, British and Dutch teams. CU and LS formation dancing by South African teams.
Keywords
Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
South Africa; Pretoria
Card file number
65211
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
H. Duncan Abraham
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Pretoria Centenary', British Movietone News Issue No. 1381, 21 Nov 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20530 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)