The Duke in New Guinea
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duke of Edinburgh in New Guinea. DESCRIPTION: At Port Moresby, the Duke himself brought Britannia in, and berthed her alongside. On going ashore he was received by Field Marshal, Sir William Slim, Governor General of Australia. The island people gave the royal visitor a demonstration of just how New Guinea pays honour to a great chief. During his tour the Duke saw timber men at work in a pine forest at Bulolo. The principal form of welcome was tribal dancing. A small boy offered a present of a model canoe. After New Guinea the Duke called at other palm-fringed islands, on his way to Australia. SHOTLIST: Britannia sails towards Port Moresby. Britannia in harbour. Decorated native craft. Pan of Britannia. LS native canoes. Duke on ship. Natives march onto wharf. Tilt from medals to faces. CU native. Natives come to attention. Pan launch to native craft. Pan back. CU talking to native. Natives march onto wharf. Sir William Slim, Governor General, boards Britannia. Other dignitaries aboard. Slim leaves yacht. VIPs on wharf. Pan to Duke leaving yacht, meeting Slim and Brigadier Cleland. Inspection of native guard. Duke’s car leaves jetty. Travel shot. Crowd at Segeri Native Education Centre. Duke drives between natives. Duke leaves Segeri in Land Rover. Watching rubber tapping with Plantation Manager Colonel Sefton. Duke with Sefton and natives. Leaving Koitaki in Holden cars. CU Kokoda Trail Memorial. Duke and Brigadier Cleland leave car and inspect memorial. LS coconut palms and canoes. Native dance. Duke on dais. native dance. Duke on dais. Native dance. Duke arrives Port Moresby Government House in Land Rover. Duke steps out. Duke talking, Duke drives past in closed car. Duke watches cutting and loading of timber - outskirts of Bulolo. Duke drives through number of villages and receives model canoe from small boy.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats
- Locations
- New Guinea
- Footage sources
- Australia
- Card file number
- 68939
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 192
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