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1943 SOUTH AFRICA: SOUTH AFRICA'S CALL TO ARMS. Outstryders of the South African War assemble at the
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1:37Now PlayingDate: 1st January 1943
Location: TURFFONTEIN RACE COURSE, JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Turffontein Race Course, Johannesburg, South Africa: GTV Field Marshal Smuts driving along the Turffontein Racecourse in open car, past crowds. SV Pan Gen. Smuts standing In car saluting. FV veterans of the south African war on horseback. SCU Gen. Smuts walking towards from car. SCU Pan General Smuts shaking hands with old veterans. SCU Side view: Smuts shaking hands with old timers. SV old veteran showing Smuts a photograph of his son, killed in the present war. Elevated Shot: Smuts inspecting youth training brigade, mass crowd in b-g. CU Pan Smuts inspecting brigade. Angle Shot: ditto. LV crowd watching...banners in b-g. General Elevated Shot: troops and cavalry. LTV Troops and cavalry. CU Side View: Pan cavalry past camera. GTV Troops marching past in parade. Angle Shot: General Smuts taking the salute. TV Kilted Troops marching past. Side View: Kilted Troops marching past. GTV Women of the South African army marching past stand. LV Women marching past. SSV Women marching past. General Elevated View: Procession. Side View: Troops pulling mortar guns on small hand trucks. GTBV procession marching away. General Elevated Shot: Armoured cars and guns. LTV Guns past drawn by lorries. SV guns past drawn by lorries. GTV Armoured cars in procession. Angle Shot: General Smuts at the salute. LV armoured cars towards. SV Pan armoured cars towards. Big GV Armoured cars in parade.
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