PERSONAL RECORD. TINGEY, ALBERT. SOUTH SEA ISLANDS HOLIDAY

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Year
1964
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F49559
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Year
1964
Reference
F49559
Media type
Moving image
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Categories
Amateur
Duration
0:25:00
Credits
Commentary: Nathalie Tingey

Titles: “South Sea Islands Holiday”, “Commentary by Albert & Nathalie Tingey” (superimposed over shot of water and ship). Shot of Union Steam Ship Co ship at wharf [probably Tofua (second) 1951 - 1974]. Man standing in front off map tracing route from Auckland through Nuku’alofa, Vavau, Niue, Pago pago, Apia, to Suva and directly back to Auckland. Views onboard ship; men playing quoits, man and woman playing game with mallets, people lying on deck chairs in the sun. View of setting sun through port hole. Views of people on deck little girl with ‘Sewing Card’ [picture of a koala on it - may be like a beginners tapestry]. Ship at wharf. Group of people walking around; shots of exotic plants and flowers. Little girl sitting on ship’s deck. View to bow of ship as she enters port; passengers looking at coastal settlement. Man packing bananas into ‘Tonga Bananas’ box, woman and little girl holding bunches of bananas. Young local girl holding [fruit] bat by its wings. Bats roosting in trees. Seas breaking on flat rock shelf. Views of tall palms. Street scenes in large town. Policeman directing traffic from kiosk in the middle of an intersection. views of ships at wharf. People coming aboard ship, many with produce [probably passengers]. View from the ship as it leaves the wharf. Small craft in port. Passengers on board small launches; views of cruising in large cave and through rock arches. View of ship at small port taken from hill above; shot also shows woman and little girl walking down road in the foreground. Views from ship during sailing. Police or Customs Officer on gangway. Wide shot of ‘Tofua’. views of port. Passengers coming ashore on lighter. Locals selling produce at the roadside. Local people dancing in traditional costume. Shot from ship of people leaving for port on lighter. Woman and girl standing on either side of life ring - ‘Tofua Auckland’. Man rowing canoe with loaded with model outrigger canoes. Street scenes. Clock tower in the shape of a lighthouse. Shots of family visiting a village. Traditional open sided buildings and shots of villagers. Ship’s officer and passenger wearing life jackets. Views of people relaxing on [promenade] deck. Woman and girl sitting on deck. View over port. Roadside cafe. Sunset. “Finish”