Film Evening
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Pacific Islands Society's Film Evening
Members and guests of Sydney Pacific Islands Socii were entertained at the Jl meeting by interesting films s recorded Islands music, the p gramme having been filmed and corded by Mr. Norman K. Wa! who presented it with his c equipment.
The main film, The Green and Gold, had been filmed in colour.
Commonwealth New Guinea TimW Ltd. and covered an inspection t; of that organisation’s klinki-p plywood industry at Bulolo, K Guinea.
This plywood mill, as modem any in the Southern Hemisphere a vivid demonstration of the velopment that has taken place New Guinea since World War II Mr. Wallis’ tape recording Islands music had been made; the Solomons and New Guinea, ranged from the “Hawaiian”
“hillbilly” type of music that mi be heard at any of the main cent to the most primitive New Gui chants, with mission choir musid between.
Mr. Wallis is well known in Western Pacific, and especially the Solomons in his associat with Tenaru Timbers Ltd. there t Twenty years ago Fiji’s educaf vote was £55,000; this year it is m than £712,000. These figures r quoted by the Acting Dej; Director of Education (Mr.
McGrath) when he opened the s;< jubilee celebrations of the Rishl Indian School, Nasinu.