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A travelogue-style film of a visit by representatives of TRE to the Tropical Testing Establishment at Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Intertitles read:
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1. This film is a record of a visit paid by G.W.A. Dummer and S.C. Schuler of TRE Malvern to the M.O.S. Tropical Testing Establishment, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. This film was made by G.W.A. Dummer. (accompanied by an animated map of their route, and shots of Great Malvern railway station.)
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2. En Route
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(accompanied by shots of English countryside taken from inside the train, and "typical London scenes", eg red buses etc).
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3. London Airport (BOAC) is left at 6.45 pm on the 8th October 1949. After landing at Castel Benito, Tripoli, the Sahara Desert is crossed in seven hours.
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4. Sunrise over the desert
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5. Flying at 9000 ft over clouds
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6. Over the desert
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7. Inside the plane, the Captain is talking to one of the staff of the Emir of Katagum who was travelling on the plane to Kano
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8. Flying over jungle country at 7000 ft
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9. Lagos is reached at 4.15pm on the following day, the 16th of October
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10. Street scenes of Lagos
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11. The Waterfront at Lagos
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12. Lagos is left on the 17th of October by West African Airlines who use "Dove" aircraft.
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13. The coastline near Lagos
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14. Arriving at Enugu Airport, His Excellency the High Commissioner for the Eastern Provinces, who travelled on the plane, is given an official reception
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15. Emplaning for the last lap
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16. Flying over the jungle and river country near Calabar (this is typical 'Sanders of the River' country)
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17. Port Harcourt is reached at 3.00pm on the 17th of October
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18. The M.O.S Tropical Testing Establishment has a scientific and administrative staff of 25. The average temperature at Port Harcourt is 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, the relative humidity varies between 50 and 100 per cent. The layout of the laboratories is shown by the next illustration.
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19. The administration building
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20. The M.T. workshops
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21. The Carpenter's shop
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22. The "M.E.T" compound
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23. General views of T.E.E
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24. Tropical rains at T.E.E. During the day over 1 and a half inches of rain fell (this is equivalent to three weeks' average rainfall at Kew, London).
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25. The view from the window of the electronics lab
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26. At the Government guest house at Port Harcourt - the view from the veranda at the chalet
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27. (accompanying a street sign which reads "Harley Street") so called because the local Doctor lives here
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28. The T.T.E. living quarters (known by the local name of "Giddas")
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29. The T.T.E. mess
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30. The Mess "Boys"
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31. The T.T.E Jungle Exposure site is 12 miles from Port Harcourt. The layout is shown by the next illustration
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32. The entrance to the Jungle site
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33. Exposure trials in the Jungle site
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34. A White Ants' nest
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35. Ships in Port Harcourt Harbour
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36. Bush cows
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37. The native market in "Africa Town"
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38. Vultures over Port Harcourt
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39. A banana tree
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40. A pineapple
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41. A paw paw tree
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42. Pagoda flowers
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43. Cannas
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44. Hibiscus
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45. Leaving Port Harcourt. The 9.00am train is taken to Kano. This journey is approximately 1000 miles through the jungle and takes two days and two nights.
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46. Mountain scenery near Akwanga
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47. At Kafanchan Station
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48. The Nigerian Railways Guest House at Kano - view of the chalet
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49. Birds nest over the chalet
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50. The walled city of Kano is the largest city in Northern Nigeria. There are approximately 150 000 inhabitants. The temperature in Kano reaches 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade with relative humidity as low as ten per cent. The city is surrounded by an ancient wall 13 miles round.
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51. Street scenes in Kano
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52. The Emir's Palace
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53. Pyramids of Ground Nuts
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54. The Mosque of Kano
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55. Leaving Kano at 3.35pm on the 26th of October, London is reached again at 11.30am on the following morning.
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16mm