New Guinea Patrol

Location:Papua New Guinea
Subject:Colonial administration; patrol officers
Length:43 minutes
Format:16mm; 1/2-inch VHS
Hue:Color
Year Released:1958
Series:
Director:Peter Dimond
Producer:Ron Maslyn Williams, Commonwealth Film Unit
Distributor:Film Australia
Library Code:NFVLS; NSWSL
Description:Shows the work of a three-month government patrol to open up new country in the highlands. Recruiting of carriers and aerial reconnaissance of the route, toil in the tropical jungle, and contact with little-known tribes of the interior, as well as the dropping of food and medical supplies, are shown.
Record No:1413
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