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THE ISLANDERS

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Year
1968
Reference
F11556
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1968
Reference
F11556
Media type
Moving image
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Place of production
Australia
Duration
0:21:04
Production company
COMMONWEALTH FILM UNIT
Credits
Cameraman: Raeburn Trindall
Sound: Julian Ellingworth
Adviser: Jeremy Beckett
Editor: Alan Harkness
Production Assistance: Stephen Wallace
Producer: Richard Mason
Script: Cecil Holmes
Director: Cecil Holmes

Life in the Torres Strait Islands between Queensland, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Shows pearl divers, in very old diving masks, women tending the gardens and various recreational activities such as traditional dance. The film also addresses the influence of modern amenities on traditional culture and the need to leave the islands for the mainland in order to find employment and earn money to educate the children.