New Guinea Natives Welcome for Governor General

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1056A
Date Released
1 Sep 1949
Date submitted
22 Aug 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: New Guinea Natives Welcome for Australian Governor General. DESCRIPTION: New Guinea natives assemble from the hills for a very special ceremony - a visit from the Governor-General of Australia. These highlanders are among the most backward of New Guinea’s tribes and many have never set eyes on a white man before. SHOTLIST: GV of thousands of natives assembled to greet the Governor General. Governor’s plane lands & alights, formal greeting by white officials & chieftains of the tribes. Interpreter, speaks pidgin English, for Governor & chieftain, cut-ins of chieftain addressing Governor. CU types in full dress make-up. All the tribes put on "sing-song", various shots of same covered in sound - very good. SCU & CU chieftain speaking.
Keywords
Politics and government
Locations
New Guinea
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
52426
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
194
Story extras:
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'New Guinea Natives Welcome for Governor General', British Movietone News Issue No. 1056A, 1 Sep 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15921 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)