New Guinea election story

Twenty-one years before achieving their independence, New Guineans were able to vote for a transitional form of representative democracy in 1964. Singular logistical problems - of language, and geography - had to be summited, and this film chronicles that process

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Credits

producer

John Martin-Jones

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:43:28:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1954

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

502306

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Democracy

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Elections - Papua New Guinea

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Papua New Guinea - Politics and government

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

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; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1954

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