Australia today. District commissioner / produced by Maslyn Williams ; director, Shan Benson.
Australia today. District commissioner / produced by Maslyn Williams ; director, Shan Benson.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2011.
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
1 online resource (27 minutes)
Playing Time
00:26:41
Content type
two-dimensional moving image
Media type
video
computer
Carrier type
other
online resource
Publication information
Publisher
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2011.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
2011.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
In 1963, Tom Ellis was the District Commissioner of the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea. In this film Tom describes how the Territory Administration is helping the people to adjust to a new way of life in the social and economic development of the area. We see patrol officers in the field presiding over trade negotiations, introducing new way...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Australia today. District commissioner / produced by Maslyn Williams ; director, Shan Benson.
Portion of title
District commissioner
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Title from resource description page (viewed July 22, 2016).
Language note
In English.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
74VKVexwQZ8Z
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVexwQZ8Z
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024257807702626
