Cape Town’s Liberty Cavalcade (1944)

Unissued / Unused material. Item title reads - ’Cape Town’s Liberty Cavalcade’. African Mirror. South Africa. L/S and M/S massed bands marching through streets during cavalcade to raise money for war effort. M/S Brigadier Berraine (?) and Mayor Nyman taking salute. Various shots of servicemen and women marching past, including detachments from royal navy. Various shots tanks and guns rolling past. L/S Cape Town. M/S Prime Minister Field Marshal Jan Smuts meeting officials. L/S planes flying, pan down to Guard of Honour. M/S as Smuts inspects them. M/S of Smuts making speech. L/S crowds. L/S Guards marching. M/S as Smuts tours exhibits. M/S map of Australia and New Zealand. M/S as he is presented with koala bear and doll. M/S Queens of the cavalcade, pan across them. M/S one Queen on her throne. M/S crowds milling about at exhibitions. Various shots display by military gymnasts on bars and vaulting horse. L/S railway exhibits, M/S miniature train. M/S fair with carousel and big wheel. M/S
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