A forest survey team is shown working in New Guinea, using modern methods of selecting and evaluating areas for commercial operations. Timber and forest products were always important, and efficient exploitation makes logging a major industry, briefly shown in operation
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323035
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Papua New Guinea
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Land use - Remote areas
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Logging
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tree felling
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - Papua New Guinea
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use - Remote areas
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Logging
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Tree felling
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Papua New Guinea - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Timber - Economic aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)