Scenes At Wewak 1967

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Wewak, New Guinea.

Title reads 'Wewak'.

GV. Town of Wewak, New Guinea. GV. Sea front on small harbour at Wewak. MS. TAA plane taxiing in. Various shots of types of houses modern and old around the newly opened tourists centre of New Guinea. One shot of beach. Various shots of the Papua...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
89606
Sort Number:
UN 4285 C
Time in/Out:
01:01:56:00 / 01:03:16:00
Canister:
UN 4285 C
Film ID:
3196.03
Issue Date:
1967

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