FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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Medical Aid at Chanbri

Series : Talkabout Australian Territories |
Australian nurses and medical assistants working in remote village at Lake Chanbri in Sepik district. Baby being examined and taken with mother in dugout canoe across lilypads on river to light plane at mission. Baby taken from mother to plane, Wewak General Hospital. Australian and New Guinean staff operating in theatre, tending child in bed, MS child smiling. WS island seen across lake. Quicktime clip available.
Access No. 148570 | 2 mins 46 secs | 1960s | Papua New Guinea | © NFSA | B&W |