Pearls and Savages

Frank Hurley 18851962 was firmly established by 1925 as Australias most famous photographer After World War 1 having filled the position as the first official photographer of the Australian war effort Hurley became interested in Papua New Guinea In December 1920 he left Australia to record the work of Anglican missions in Papua and to make travelogue entertainment The result was this documentary Pearls and Savages which was released in Sydney in December 1921