Flight into yesterday

Australia, 1969

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History of commercial aviation in Papua-New Guinea from the pioneering airfreight flights to the mountain goldfields to the present services. Narrated by Jim Berinson.

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Credits

director

Ivern Hendrickson

producer

Frank Burgess

production company

Department of Civil Aviation, Australia

Duration

00:55:30:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003820

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Papua New Guinea - Commerce

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea - Description and travel

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Air transport - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airlines

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airports

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → Papua New Guinea - History

Places → Papua New Guinea

Places → Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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