New Guinea - Step by Step

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1661A
Date Released
6 Apr 1961
Date submitted
4 Apr 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Cambridge Victorious
  2. 2Tanganyika - Independent This Year
  3. 3New Guinea - Step by Step
  4. 4The Bomb Banners
  5. 5Easter Parade
  6. *Celtic for the Final

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Guinea - Step By Step. DESCRIPTION: This valley in the Highlands of New Guinea was the scene of an historic occasion. Everyone was dressed up to kill, for they were about to elect their own members to the Legislative Council, for the first time. Anyone could stand for election, and 48 candidates came forward. Step by step, the people of New Guinea move forward. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV valley in New Guinea. MLS people of New Guinea rallying together. CU same walk past. LS same in valley. GV government officer talking to the people. MS warrior. CU same. GV warriors. CU warrior. CU same another. CU another. GV people of New Guinea. GV pan people lining up behind their candidates. MS candidate is handed piece of paper with number of poles on. GV candidates elected signing a pledge. GV people of New Guinea move off.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
New Guinea; Wahgi Valley
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
82188
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
102
Story extras:
Film clip

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