Native village ANGAU, Lae, New Guinea

Accession Number F07173
Collection type Film
Measurement 6 min 6 sec
Object type Actuality footage
Physical description 35mm/b&w/silent
Maker Wood, Frederick Sydney
Place made New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae, Butibum, New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae, Kamkamun
Date made 27 November 1944
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

These shots were photographed in the Butibum, Kamkuma and Engati villages, situated in Lae, approximately one mile from the Busu River. Following the defeat of the Japanese in the Huon Gulf campaign, rehabilitaion of the natives was the job of Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU).

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