Ron Shelley: civil engineer

Australia, 1968

Film
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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.

Credits

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Language

English

Duration

00:10:33:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

28042

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel â†’ Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport â†’ Public works - Papua New Guinea

Documentary

Documentary â†’ Documentary films - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology â†’ Bridge construction

Mathematics, Science & Technology â†’ Bridges - Design

Mathematics, Science & Technology â†’ Civil engineering

Mathematics, Science & Technology â†’ Engineering design

Places â†’ Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)

Short films

Short films â†’ Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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