Through Solid Rock

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1493
Date Released
13 Jan 1958
Date submitted
7 Jan 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Kariba. DESCRIPTION: Kariba Dam site in Rhodesia, it’s construction on the grand scale: to harness the waters of the Zambesi to produce electricity. SHOTLIST: GV Dam. Rock removing lorry backs into cave. CU tip of excavator comes out of cave. GV inside mine. CU mechanical loading. MS men drilling. CU drilling. GV drilling.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Industry and manufacture; Engineering
Locations
Rhodesia; Zambesi River; Kariba Dam
Footage sources
Central Office of Information
Card file number
72504
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
53
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Through Solid Rock', British Movietone News Issue No. 1493, 13 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22136 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)