Highlands of New Guinea

Australia, 1963

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Episode of Series “Australia today”.
Social and economic changes in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea as demonstrated in the construction of an airstrip at Lake Kopiagu and the first Mount Hagen Show. Credits include Stanley Hawes, Frank Bagnall, Maslyn William, Shan Benson, Dennis Hill and Robert Gibbs.

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production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:26:23:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1963

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Group of items

Australia today

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013393

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Developing countries

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea

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

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic assistance, Australian - Papua New Guinea

History → Papua New Guinea - History

Places → Papua New Guinea

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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