News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Roundabout

Issue

Issue No.

11

Date Released

Mar 1963

Length of issue (in feet)

810

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Jet Boat
• 2. Palm Oil - Malaya
• 3. Smallholding
• 4. Australian Sheep Shearing
• 5. Royal Corps Of Signals Motor Cycle Team

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

NoS synopsis: U Khin Maung Yi, editor of the Rangoon ‘Mirror’ and U On Khin, editor of Mo Gyo visit a Burmese smallholding and examine the poultry-keeping methods and chrysanthemum crop. Selling through the Land Settlement Association, a co-operative venture, assures farmers of good markets for produce produced to a high standard. The grading of tomatoes for size and quality is shown.

Keywords

Agriculture

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 45 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1072/11

Credits:

Production Co.

British Pathe Ltd.

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Producer

Frances Cockburn

Producer

Rosanne Brownrigg

Story extras:

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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