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1947 British immigrants arrive in South Africa
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0:48Now PlayingDate: 25th August 1947
Location: South Africa
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: Links Between South Africa and Britain
SOUTH AFRICA: Unknown:
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DOCKS Good shots of South African docks. Floating cranes etc. Legal immigrants getting off ship to start new life in S. Africa
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND OTHERWISE Legal immigrants arriving in S. africa. Man tearing up a British ration book. coming down gangplank into the dock-side
Civilians; South Africa
immigration, families, men, newcomers, Britain, ration book, African, disembarking, dock
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