Papua and New guinea today, showing the terrain, people and customs; technical training of the natives; development of agricultural schemes and health services carried out by the New Guinea administration; role of the Twenty-First Construction Squadron of Royal Australian Engineers building new roads, providing electric power and telephone services, constructing houses, a jetty and an airstrip. A new road being built through the rugged Torricelli Mountain range from Wewak to Maprik.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
005780
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Papua New Guinea
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Engineers
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea - Description and travel
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Army
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Engineers
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Papua New Guinea - Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Papua New Guinea - Social conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)