The Mailu Story

Location:Papua New Guinea
Subject:Missionaries; History; Fishing; Health care
Length:25 minutes
Format:16 mm, 1/2-inch VHS
Hue:Color
Year Released:1963
Series:
Director:Shan Benson
Producer:Australian National Film Board
Distributor:Film Australia
Library Code:UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 10218
Description:Set in southeast Papua, this is the story of a fishing village and the nursing work of the nuns there as told by Sister Clarke, a nurse on her rounds in the Mailu Islands. It includes footage of a sing sing, bogi dancers, and traditionally tattooed women. Gives an idea of the isolation and hardships faced by the missionaries.
Record No:1127
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