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FIJI AND THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS

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Surviving sections from an early newsreel. This is a 1907 compilation of material shot in 1902. Originally released by the Urban Trading Co, this print was issued by Eclipse and features scenes which few Europeans has witnessed at that time. It features what is believed to the practice of Vilavilairevo (firewalking) taking place on the island of Bega (Beqa) in Fiji and also geothermal activity ...
Display date:
1902
Location:
Fiji
Format:
MovingImage
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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision
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Director: J T Brown
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