| PM'S BIG WELCOME Harold Macmillan visits gold mine and meets Swazi warriors on his tour of Africa. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5829 | |
| Catalog #: | 25869 | |
| Clip Number: | 25869-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 60/11 | |
| Timecode: | 01:00:05 - 01:01:41 | |
| Location: | South Africa | |
| Year Shot: | 1960 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: African INDUSTRY: Factories, Misc INDUSTRY/MINING: Gold INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: State Visits LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa PERSONALITIES: Macmillan, Harold | |
| Description: | PM'S BIG WELCOME Harold Macmillan visits gold mine and meets Swazi warriors on his tour of Africa. West Rietfontein and Swaziland, South Africa Various exterior shots of the West Rietfontein gold mine. M/S as the camera pans across the massed crowd of Africans who have come to see the Prime Minister. M/S as British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan walks towards the shaft, he is in miner's clothes. M/S as he raises his helmet for the benefit of the photographers and then turns and enters the cage below. M/S of the cage going down. M/S of smelters taking molten gold from furnace. M/S as Prime Minister comes forward and bends down to help lift a crucible containing molten gold, camera pans to the crucible as the gold is about to be poured into moulds. Various shots as he helps to pour it. M/S as Prime Minister points with interest. M/S stack of gold bars being one month's production and valued at approximately £1,000,000. Various shots as the camera pans across massed crowd of Africans gathered at Swaziland to greet the Premier. C/U of The Paramount Chief of the Swazis, Sobhuza II, wearing his top hat. M/S line of Swazi warriors, C/U of one warrior. The Prime Minister talks to some of the men. M/S as he holds aloft the spear and shield that have been presented to him. | |
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