Typical experiences of a design engineer working on road and bridge construction in Papua-New Guinea, illustrating the development role of better communications. Discusses living conditions in Port Moresby. Ron Selley works for the Department of Public Works as a Design Engineer, has designed seventy bridges, and travels to remote areas of the Territory for his work.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009261
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Papua New Guinea
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bridge construction
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bridges - Design
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Civil engineering
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Engineering design
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)