Historical documentary of a round-the-world trip by the 23,000 ton Dutch liner, the “Willem Ruys”, beginning from Sydney and calling into Wellington (NZ), Lima (Peru), Balboa (Panama City), Miami, Bermuda, Southampton, Rotterdam, passing Portugal, Gibraltar and Malta to Port Said and into the Suez Canal. From the Suez Canal the voyage then continues on through the Red Sea to aden, into the Indian Ocean to Colombo, then Singapore, across the Equator past Java and Christmas Island to Cape Leeuwin and finally arriving in Melbourne.
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ACMI Identifier
315052
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Voyages and travels
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Voyages around the world
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Cruise ships
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy